The Elements of Design

I am Justin Orf and i am here today to discuss the elements of art with you... the first element is a line and when you put lines together you can make a shape.. there are tons of shapes like a circle or a square and sometimes a triangle. and if you take a line a step further you can make a form which is 3 dimensional. then you can color whatever you make with a line. then with the value you can make the shape or form lighter or darker....and if you are drawing something you cant give it texture but texture is just like a feeling. and there is sometimes space in your 3 dimensional object.

Then there are also the principals of design. Balance is the distribution of weight in your art work.

Contrast is the different values in colors. Then emphasis is used so that their work looks dominate

or so there is more focus in their piece. Then if you want your piece to move you have to give it movement.

If you want patterns in your piece then you will need repetition. Rhythm is visual movement. You have

to give you piece repetition in colors shapes or lines( so what i talked about at the beginning)

After you do all of this you must see if you piece has unity... if it looks cohesive.