Elements+of+Art

media type="custom" key="28820256" See some good samples here. || Line is the distance between two points. It can have many qualities. Lines can be thick, thin, wavy, straight, jagged,smooth, curved, or dotted. They can be in any direction. Horizontal lines suggest calmness, stability and tranquillity. Vertical lines gives a feeling of balance, strength and alertness. Diagonal lines suggest movement and action. || == || Shapes can be geometric (e.g.: square, circle, triangle, hexagon, etc.) or organic (such as the shape of a puddle, blob, leaf, boomerang, etc.) in nature. Shapes can be positive or negative. A positive shape is an object like a chair. A negative shape is the background shape of the object. || || Texture is the surface quality of a shape - rough, smooth, soft hard glossy etc. The illusion of texture can be created on a flat surface by drawing, or texture can be real by adding material like burlap to a painting. || || Form is considered three-dimensional showing height, width and depth. Sculptures show form. || || Value is the lightness or darkness of a color. It can be achieved by pressing harder or lighter when drawing or coloring to create shadows and highlights in an artwork. || ||
 * =The Elements of Art include Line, Shape, Space, Texture, Form, Value and Color.=
 * ==Line==
 * ==Shape==
 * ==Texture==
 * ==Form==
 * ==Value==
 * ==Color==

(Color Theory)
Color is also called hue. Primary colors - red, yellow, blue. Secondary colors - created when you mix two primary colors. They are green, violet, and orange. Tertiary - Created when you mix a primary with a secondary color. Examples include red-orange, blue-violet, yellow-green. When naming a teriary color, always name the primary color first.
 * ====Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Colors====

Warm colors - the color of fire including red, orange, yellow, pink Cool colors - the color of ice including blue, green, violet. Neutral colors - brown, grey, black, white. || ||
 * **Color temperature** - creates a mood. Warm colors are bright and cheery. Cool colors are more depressing.