The Formal Elements are the parts used to make a piece of artwork. The artArt refers to a diverse range of human intellectual and expressive activities and the outcomes of those activities. Within this context art is further defined... elements are lineLines are used by artists and designers to describe objects, add detail or create expression. Lines define an artwork and reveal the artist’s techniques. Line..., shapeShapes are two-dimensional. Positive shapes represent solid objects and negative shapes show the surrounding space. Geometric shapes are perfect and regular. Organic shapes are irregular..., space, formForm refers to three dimensional objects. While shapes have two dimensions (height and width), forms have three dimensions (height, width and depth). The overall unity..., toneThe relative lightness or darkness of a colour. E.g. Light, dark, tint, shade, black, white, grey, shadow, highlight, contrast, monotone, high key, low key. Tone..., textureArtists and designers can use actual texture in their work or they can suggest how something feels using techniques that imply texture. There are two..., patternA design in which lines, shapes, forms or colours are repeated. E.g. Regular, irregular, repeat, tessellating, symmetrical, natural, geometric, rotation, grid, rhythm, decorative, border. Pattern..., colourChoices of colour and the relationships between colours have a huge influence on how a piece or art or design looks and feels and the... and compositionThe combination of a selection of distinct elements to work towards creating a whole image or form. The arrangement of shapes, colours, textures, marks and.... They are often used together, and how they are organised in a piece of art determines what the finished piece will look like.
The principles of art are scaleThe relative size of an object or artwork in relation to its surroundings and to itself. Scale refers to the relative proportion of one thing..., proportion, unity, variety, rhythm, mass, shape, space, balance, volume, perspective, and depth.