Elements of Art

My interpretation of the elements

So instead of looking up pictures on the internet of the different elements I decided to just draw them instead. Drawing them would give my interpretation of the element to the way that I understand it. 

Colour - one of the most easily known elements. Colour can play a major role with art, depending in if you are choosing to use it. It can be warm (reds and oranges) or cold (blues and greys) Colour is seen in three ways: hue, intensity, and value. 

Line - line can be used in many different ways. Line can be used to draw the viewers eye into a picture or to a certain point in the picture. There are many many different lines known to art as well. Lines show the distance and spance of one place to another. Lines have width, direction and length which all can contribute to shape. 

Space - an area which the artist makes on purpose to provide a purpose. Space usually shows the foreground, middle ground and background which gives the picture dimension to it. Space can also be broken into two areas: negative and positive. 

Value - refers to the light and dark in a piece of work. Often referred to with the black and white spectrum.

Texture - used to describe how a 2 dimensional piece of work looks like it feels or how

 a 3 dimensional piece actually feels.

Shape - the use of an area to create space defined by edges and curves in 2 dimensional art. Shapes can either be geometric or organic. Shape is usually defined by the other elements.

Form - pertains to the actual or perceived volume. 3 dimensional art has depth, width, and height. 2 dimensional can only get this look from the use of perspective using techniques like shading.