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Elements of Art & Principles of Art
Line Line art or line drawing is any image that consists of distinct straight or curved lines placed against a plain background, without gradations in shade or hue. Line art emphasizes form and outline, over color, shading, and texture. Shape A shape is an enclosed space, a bounded two-dimensional form that has both length and width. Texture Texture is the way something feels to the touch, or looks to the eye. Words like rough, silky, shiny and dull help writers describe the texture of an object. Value Value is a basic element of art that refers to the gradual change of lightness or darkness of a color. In painting, value changes can be achieved by adding either black or white to the chosen color. Form Form is something that is three-dimensional and encloses volume, having length, width, and height, versus shape, which is two-dimensional, or flat. A form is a shape in three dimensions, and, like shapes, can be geometric or o