Line is essentially a moving dot. A line can go in every direction, it can be infinite. Some types of lines are: straight, wavy, zigzag. Direction could be diagonal, vertical or horizontal. Line creates shapes.

Color is complex and varied. All color is created in art using the three primary colors (red, yellow and blue). Mixing equal parts of two primaries will create each secondary color (green, orange and violet). Mixing equal parts primary and secondary will result in each tertiary color (red-violet, blue-green, yellow-orange, etc.). To create a lighter color or "tint," add white. To create a darker color or "shade," add black.

Value is the light and dark areas of a drawing or painting. Value does not refer to any particular color. The color red can have many different values from the darkest red (almost black) to the lightest red (almost white). Objects in shadows will create darker values than the same objects in full sun. A value scale is an exercise in creating the darkest value to the lightest value with a minimum of ten gradually changing values in between, in order from darkest to lightest.

Texture is the way something feels or what it looks like it could feel like. Two types of texture are "real" texture or "invented" texture. Real texture is the actual feel of an object (sandpaper is rough, a feather is soft). Invented texture is what an artist has drawn or painted to look like what it should feel like, (pencil drawing of a dog's soft fur, a painting of a rough tree trunk) but it does not feel this way to the touch.

Shape is what is created when a line closes on itself. Shapes are the exterior line of objects. Shapes can be geometric, (square, triangle, circle) or they can be Organic, (flowers, snakes, trees). Shapes can also be "free form" (amoeba, paint splotches, spilled water). Shape can only be 2-D (flat) and does not have height, only length and width.

Form is created from shape. Form is taking a 2-D shape and adding height to create a 3-D form. This can be done by adding lines such as making a square a cube or a triangle a pyramid. This can also be done by adding value (shading) to make a circle into a sphere. An example of a form would be a sculpture, a building, or an object.

Space is the creation of depth in a piece of art. One way to create space in art is by using Background, Mid-ground and Foreground. We do this by using the rule of thirds. By separating your picture using two horizontal lines, you create three sections. Typically, the top is the background (the farthest away from the viewer) or the sky in this photo. The middle section is the mid-ground (next piece closer) or the hills in this photo. The bottom piece is the foreground (the closest to the viewer) or the lake in this picture. These pieces all create space also by overlapping these three areas. Clouds are hidden by the hills, the bottom of the hills are lined with the lake's edge. Details also create space, such as the small bush or tree in front of the lake.

Art is created by combining at least two art elements as you work. When creating a piece of art, be mindful of what elements will be used and be intentional of these concepts.

Hint: This is a painting by Jackson Pollock.

Hint: This is a photo of a sculpture.

Hint: This is a close up of a U.S. Treasury bill.