Summer Learning Journey | Teaser Week 1 | Elements of Art

The elements of art are lines, shapes, objects, space, colors, value and texture. These are what makes up an art piece. I have colored in a piece of art and observed the finished artwork to determine the elements of art.

Lines are a continuous mark made on a surface. Lines can be drawn or written in many different ways. The lines in this art are curves (which are used for the waves and the people), jagged lines (for the sky and waves as well) and straight lines (used for the textbox and the waves).

Shapes can be geometric or natural. Shapes can be two dimensional or three dimensional. The shapes in this art are crescents (used in the waves, the boats and the people), circles (used for the bubbles created by the waves and the people's heads) and rectangles (used for the blankets hanging off the boats and the textbox).

Objects with form are things that take up space or look like they do. This artwork looks like it takes up space (this is called 3 dimensional) because of the shading and where the different colors are used.

Space is the distance or area between, around, above or within things. Space can also be the area taken up by an object or the area taken up around an object. The space is being taken up in the picture by waves and boats with people.

Colors help show space. Colors are an important aspect of art. The colors in this art are very pale yellow, light and dark shades of blue, a grey shade, a peach color and a darker pale yellow.

Value is the lightness or darkness of a color. When the opposite values are near each other, it creates contrast. The lightness of the yellow makes it easy to display the color of the sky and the clouds.

Texture is how a surface feels. There are a variety of different textures. The texture of this art is hard and rough because it is a woodblock print which is art carved from a block of wood.

It is important to understand the elements of art because they are the features that make up a masterpiece. Without any one of these, art is not complete. By having an understanding of the elements of art, a person can apply their knowledge of the different elements to their art.

LI: to investigate the elements of art.

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