Elements of Art
Line
Color
Texture
Shape
Space
Value
Form
Line:
A moving dot.
Lines can be thin, bold, straight, geometric, organic……
Geometric/straight
Organic
Lines are almost everywhere we look. Lines can add structure and dynamics to your photos.
Color:
The product of light reflecting off of a surface.
Color can affect the “mood” of a photo.
For example: Warm colors (red, yellow, and orange) can add warm and cheer to a photo.
Cool colors (blue, green and purple) can make a photo seem sad, cold, or
lonely.
Texture: The tactile and visual qualities of a surface.
Texture can be implied
(visual), as in photographs.
You can’t actually
touch the texture, but you can see
it.
Or the texture can be tactile. For example,
wood, bark on trees, and furry animals have a
texture that can be felt.
Space: Depth or the
illusion of depth.
Space is creating by converging lines, overlapping objects, and decreasing size as the
object gets further away.
The camera angle or point of view can make the
space more successful.
Shape:
2-dimensional area enclosed by
line.
Shape can be geometric or organic.
Organic
Geometric
You also have
negative and
positive shape.
Value:
The lights and darks of a composition.
Value is easiest to see in black and
white or monochromatic
(one color) photos.
The higher the contrast between the values, the better the
photo.
Form:
3-dimensional object that have
volume or occupies space.
Anything that isn’t flat has form.
Generally, anything that has form also has value.
Your Assignment: • Take AT LEAST 2 photographs for each element
(14 in total).• Edit ALL 14 Photographs using Adobe
Photoshop.• Create a power point illustrating 2
photographs for each element, including a title slide (at least 15 slides).
• The 14 photographs is one grade.• The power point presentation is another
grade.
Power Point Presentation Requirements:
• 1 title slide with your name and the name of the project.
• 14 slides with 1 photo on each slide.• Element labels on each slide.• Transitions and animation.• Background designs.
Hints and tips:
• Remember the compositional tips from Chapter 3.
• Fill the frame.• Try different angles.• Remember the rule of thirds.• Try creative editing. Remember this is a digital
photography class. Creative editing is what helps your grade.