Elements of Design
Line
Colour
Shape
Texture
Form
Line
An element of art that is used to define shape, contours, and outlines,
also to suggest mass and volume. It may be a continuous mark made on a surface
with a pointed tool or implied by the edges of shapes and forms.
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Color
Color comes form light; if it weren’t for light we would have no color.
When the light rays hits an object, our eyes responds to the light
that is bounced back and we see that color.
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Shape
When a line crosses itself or intersects with other lines to enclose a space,
it creates a shape. Shape is two-dimensional it has heights and width but no depth.
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Texture
Texture is the surface quality of an object. A rock may be rough and jagged.
A piece of silk may be soft and smooth and your desk may feel hard and smooth.
Texture also refers to the way a picture is made to look rough or smooth
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Form
Form is the three-dimensionality of an object. Shape is only two-dimensional;
form is three-dimensional. You can hold a form; walk around a form and in some cases,
walk inside a form. In drawing or painting using value can imply form.
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