Elements of Art

The elements of art are the building blocks of an artwork. They are the tools that artists use when creating an artwork.

Colour

There are three primary colours: Red, yellow and blue. Mixing two primary colours together makes a secondary colour: orange, purple or green. Tertiary colours are created when mixing primary and secondary colours together.

I really like the Egyptian Topic in Art. We looked at different colours and how to make new ones. (Yellow 3 Pupil)

Form

Form is a three dimensional shape. It may be a regular shape, such a cube of pyramid, or an irregular, organic shape. Form can be expressed in 3D, such as in a sculpture. Artists can also use tone and perspective to create an illusion of form in a 2D artwork.

I love my sketchbook. I like looking back at my work.

(Green 4 Pupil)

Line

A line is a mark that can be created using materials such a a pencil, pen or brush. A line can be straight or curved. It can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal, and can change direction.

Shape

We get to learn about different artists. I enjoy drawing, sketching and painting.

(Red 5 Pupil)

A shape is flat, and created by a closed line. The shape might be an outline or filled in with solid colour, shading or a pattern. Shapes can be geometric like squares or triangles. They can also be irregular, or natural shapes, such as puddles or leaves.

Texture

Texture refers to the texture quality of something and the way it feels. Actual texture really exists and you are able to touch it eg. the texture of different fabrics in a collage.

Visual texture is an illusion of texture, created using lines, shapes, colours or tones. A texture can look different to how it really feels.

At the start of the lesson, you think you can't do something but in the end, I'm proud of what I've done. (Blue 6 Pupil)