ART ELEMENTS

Question 1

DEFINITION: COLOUR

Answer 1

COLOUR (characteristics)

• A visual sensation
• Made up of 3 properties
• HUE
• INTENSITY
• VALUE

Question 2

DEFINITION: LINE

Answer 2

LINE

• A CONTINUOUS mark made on a surface (A single dimension)
• Length AND direction
• Actual and/or implied

Question 3

DEFINITION: TEXTURE

Answer 3

TEXTURE

• The surface quality of an object that can be actual or implied (Can either be felt or observed)
• EXAMPLES: smoothness, roughness, softness, etc.

Question 4

DEFINITION: FORM

Answer 4

FORM can be either…

• A 3-Dimensional object
• an object that is 2-Dimensional in an artwork that APPEARS to be 3-Dimensional (Can be either depicted or physical)
• HEIGHT, WIDTH and DEPTH

Question 5

DEFINITION: TONE

• Tonal values

Answer 5

TONE

• Another word for VALUE
• The quality of colour
• Adds emphasis to the artwork
• Defines the lightness or darkness of a colour

Question 6

DEFINITION: SHAPE

Answer 6

SHAPE

• An enclosed 2-Dimensional area
• HEIGHT, LENGTH and BREADTH (width)
• Shapes can be either GEOMETRIC and/or ORGANIC

Question 7

DEFINITION: SOUND

Answer 7

SOUND

• An audible material in art
• Made electronically or naturally
• Can be heard as noise, words or music that can also be recorded and reproduced

Question 8

DEFINITION: TIME

Answer 8

TIME

- Relates to the physical, emotional or psychological duration of an event or experience in art

Question 9

DEFINITION: LIGHT

Answer 9

LIGHT

- Describes the clarity of light rays that illuminate an object or installation

Question 10

DEFINITION: VALUE

Answer 10

VALUE

• Defines the lightness or darkness of a specific colour
• WHITE: it is the lightest value
• BLACK: it is the darkest value