THE ELEMENTS OF ART

    

Title: African Hearth.

The elements of art are the building blocks of all art. Every piece of art ever created includes one or more of these elements. Learn about line, color, shape, form, value, space, and texture.

Defining the Element

    Have you ever looked at an artwork and wondered how the artist decided to begin making it? All art, whether two-dimensional like a painting or three-dimensional like a sculpture, contains one or more of the seven elements of art. These elements are:

*Line

* color 

*shape

* form 

*value 

*space

* texture.

They are the basic building blocks of making art.
    So how exactly does an artist use the elements? Working as an artist and creating an artwork is similar to being a chef and cooking a meal. The chef uses a list of ingredients combined together in certain amounts to produce a unique recipe. The artist uses art elements and combines them in different ways to create a unique piece of art. The elements of art are like the ingredients in a recipe. Sometimes artworks contain only one or two elements. Sometimes they have all the elements of art. One thing is certain, however. There would be absolutely no art without the seven elements of art.

Using the Elements
    Let’s say you are the artist. You’ve decided to create a drawing using a pencil on a white piece of paper. You might use the pencil to create the drawing using lines. A line is an element of art. It is a mark made upon a surface. It is also known as an extension of dot from point to another. The following are the works executed using one of the element of arts which is LINE

Titled: Race in life.