The Elements and Principles of Art and Design:
These are the Elements (the building blocks of visual art), and the Principles (the theories of visual art) that we will focus on in this class. You may find additional Elements or Principles listed in the world, or different names for some of the same concepts. These are the most common agreed on in the art and design community.
ELEMENTS: line, color, value, shape, form, texture, space
PRINCIPLES: balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, rhythm, unity
ELEMENTS: line, color, value, shape, form, texture, space
PRINCIPLES: balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, rhythm, unity