Elements of art are the basic properties of a work of art that may be perceived through the senses. The Elements of Art are also the building blocks used by artists to create a work of art.
Line is defined as a mark that spans a distance between two points (or the path of a moving point), taking any form along the way. As an art element, line pertains to the use of various marks, outlines and implied lines in artwork and design, most often used to define shape in two-dimensional art work.
Color pertains to the use of hue in artwork and design. Defined as The Primary Colors- Red, Yellow & Blue, Secondary Colors- green, orange, violet) which are directly mixed from combinations of primary colors. The third tier of colors are the Intermediate Colors- Yellow-Green, Blue-Green, Blue-Purple, Red-Purple, Red-Orange & Yellow-Orange.
Shape pertains to the use of areas in two-dimensional space that can be defined by edges, setting one flat specific space apart from another. Shapes can be geometric- square, circle, hexagon, etc. or organic such as the shape of a puddle, rock, leaf, bush, etc.. Shapes are defined by other elements of art: Space, Line, Texture, Value, Color, shape, form.
Value, or tone, refers to the use of light and dark, shade and highlight, in an artwork.
Form is a three-dimensional geometrical figure- sphere, cube, cylinder, cone, etc., as opposed to a shape, which is two-dimensional, or flat.
Texture is the quality of a surface, often corresponding to its tactile character, or what may be sensed by touch. Texture may be used, for example, in portraying fabrics. It can be explicitly rendered, or implied with other artistic elements such as lines, shading, and variation of color
Space is the area provided for a particular purpose. Space includes the background, foreground and middle ground. Space refers to the distances or areas around, between and within things. It has two kinds: negative and positive.