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Line
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A mark with greater length than width. Lines can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal, smooth or jagged, straight or curved, thick or thin.
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Shape
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A closed line. Shapes can be geometric, like squares and circles; or organic, like free formed shapes or natural shapes. Shapes are flat and can express length and width.
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Forms
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Three-dimensional shapes, expressing length, width, and depth. Balls, cylinders, boxes and triangles are forms.
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Space
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The area between and around objects. The space around objects is often called negative space; negative space has shape. Space can also refer to the feeling of depth. Real space is three-dimensional; in visual art when we can create the feeling or illusion of depth we call it space.
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Colour
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Is light reflected off objects. Colour has three main characteristics: hue or its name (red, green, blue, etc.), value (how light or dark it is), and intensity (how bright or dull it is).
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Texture
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The surface quality that can be seen and felt. Textures can be rough or smooth, soft or hard. Textures do not always feel the way they look; for example, a drawing of a porcupine may look prickly, but if you touch the drawing, the paper is still smooth.
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