- list the art elements -

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Line 
is the most basic building block of formal analysis. Line  can be used to create more complex shapes or to lead  your eye from one area in  the composition to another. 1 dimensional movement

Value 
the degree of light and dark in a design.  It is the  contrast between black and white and all the tones in  between. Value can be  used with color as well as black and white.  Contrast is the extreme changes  between values.

Shape 
is created when lines are combined to form a square,  triangle, or circle. Shapes can be organic (irregular shapes  found in nature)  or geometric (shapes with strong lines and angles such as circles, triangles,  and squares). Mostly 2 d

Form 
is a three-dimensional shape with length, width, and depth.  Balls, cylinders, boxes and pyramids are forms.

Space 
is the area between and around objects.  Increasing or  decreasing the amount of space around an object affects  the way 
we view that  object.

Color 
differentiates and defines lines, shapes, forms, and space.  Even black and white images have a huge number of  different 
shades of gray.

Texture
is the surface quality that can be seen and felt. Textures  can be rough or smooth, soft or hard. Textures are often implied. For instance,  a drawing of a rock might appear to have a  rough and hard surface, but in  reality is as smooth as the paper on  which it is drawn.