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The Elements of Art are the components used to create or build a work of art. Line - is a mark, or hatch mark, made on a surface. Shape - A shape has two dimensions, both length and width, and is represented as an enclosed area defined by line, color, value, texture, space, or form. Form - Appears 3 dimensional and encloses volume. Form has 3 dimensions; length, width, and height (cube, sphere, pyramid, and cylinder). Color - Derived from reflected light, the sensation of color is aroused in the brain by response of the eyes to different wavelengths of light. A color has 3 parts: hue (color name), intensity (strength/purity), and value (lightness and darkness). Value - Refers to changes of a base color, and includes light, medium, and dark areas. Value is determined by how much light a surface reflects or absorbs. Highlights, midtones, shadows, and cast shadows may all show up as different intensities of the same color. Texture -- The tactile quality of a surface or its representation, what a surface appears to feel like. The three basic types of texture are actual, simulated, and invented texture. Space - The creation of visual perspective, and the illusion of depth; the distance around, between, above, below, and within an object or group of objects. Click here for a printable Elements of Art (Microsoft Word Doc) Click here for a printable Elements of Art (Adobe Acrobat PDF)   There's always something great at the PAD Mall! Check it out! Brain Teasers Have fun with puzzles and more! Kids: Check the Mall for great prices on art supplies from Dick Blick! Support the Prescott Art Docents through your book and other product purchases!