Elements Of Design

Front 1

Line

Back 1

Any continuous mark on a surface

Hint 1

E.x vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curved, zig zag

Front 2

Colour

Back 2

Colour is created when light is reflected off of an object

Hint 2

Another word for hue

Front 3

Shape/Form

Back 3

Shape: an enclosed line

there are two types of shapes: geometric (circle or square) and organic (curvy and natural)

Form: 3D and takes up space

Hint 3

shape is 2d, form is created when extra depth is added

Front 4

Colour Wheel

Back 4

Primary: Blue, Red, Yellow

Secondary: Orange, Green, Purple

Tertiary: Red-Purple, Blue-Purple, Blue-Green, Yellow-Green, Yellow-Orange, Red-Orange

Hint 4

There are 6 tertiary colours and 6 secondary and primary colours

Front 5

Texture

Back 5

The quality or feel of an object. There are 2 types, physical and illusion

Hint 5

Can be felt or seen

Front 6

Space

Back 6

Area around, inside, or between images.

2 types:

positive space: where shapes and forms exist

negative space: empty space around shape/form

3 sections:

background

middle ground

foreground

Hint 6

2 types, 3 sections

Front 7

Value

Back 7

Depth of colour or degree of light/dark

tint: add white

shade: add black

components of value:

highlight

midtones (penumbra)

shadow (umbra)

cast shadow

reflection

Hint 7

High contrast, saturated, dull