intro to design and creative thinking
The Elements of Art
A Line is a mark with greater length than width. Lines can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal; straight or curved; thick or thin.
Forms are three-dimensional shapes expressing length, width, and depth. Spheres, cylinders, boxes, and pyramids are examples of forms.
Texture appeals to our tactile sense...how something feels to the touch...rough or smooth. Texture can also appeal to our sense of sight and our auditory sense.
Shape is a "closed" line. Shapes can be geometric, like squares and circles; or organic, like free-form or natural shapes. Shapes are flat and can express length and width.
Color is light reflected off of objects. Color has three main characteristics: hue
(the name of the color, such as red, green, blue, etc.), value (how light or dark it is), and intensity (how bright or dull it is).
• White is pure light( all natural light colors combined); black is the absence of light.
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