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Why Learn about the Elements of Art?

The seven Elements of Art help students think and talk in more detail about their art. By considering the Line, Shape, Form, Space, Color, Value and Texture in your work, they are able to analyze each category so they can understand them better. After all, if someone says, “I like your drawing because it has so much color and texture in it”, isn’t that a whole lot more helpful than if someone just says, “That’s a nice drawing”? Here are some simplified definitions of each Element of Art. LINE: One point moving around in space. SHAPE: A shape that looks flat, or two-dimensional. FORM: Something that appears to be three-dimensional. SPACE: When something has a sense of depth. COLOR: Made of three properties: hue, value, and intensity. VALUE: The lightness or darkness of colors. TEXTURE: The way things feel, or look as if they might feel, if touched.

For more ideas, check out this Elements of Art ebook!

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How about an ebook then that is full of art projects that already have one or more of the Elements built right in? If so, you might be interested in this ebook that is designed to work with my Recycled Art Journal system (making art on half sheets of drawing paper) but can easily work on full sizes as well. There are 38 ideas with step-by-step tutorials inside!

For expanding this idea even more, you can also teach your students about the Principles of Design.

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Art class should be about more than just making art! Art lessons should introduce students to a variety of works of art and allow them to explore the process, the history, and their own personal connections to the artworks they encounter.

Keeping a class full of students engaged while looking at art takes practice, confidence, inventive activities , and a variety of approaches. But most of us weren’t taught how to talk about art with kids . That’s why I’ve gathered some of my best printable art worksheets and downloads in one place! Most of these art lesson plans can be used for any grade level and there’s enough variety to keep elementary, middle, and high school students interested and intrigued.

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This pack of printables was designed to work in a variety of ways in your classroom when teaching the elements and principles of art. You can print and hang in your classroom as posters/anchor charts or you can cut each element and principle of art in its own individual card to use as a lesson manipulative. Click here to download the Elements and Principles Printable Pack.

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The elements of art, the principles of design, the art terms.

Asymmetrical: A balance achieved through the use of unequal parts or elements. (For example: imagine a beach ball by the side of a stick and two baseballs on the other side balancing out the picture.)

Balance: A principle of art and design concerned with the arrangement of one or more elements in a work of art so that they appear symmetrical (identical compositional units on either side of an axis) or asymmetrical (not identical) in design and proportion.

Color: Element of art derived from reflected light. The sensation of color is aroused in the brain by response of the eyes to different wavelengths of light. Color has three properties: hue, value , and intensity .

Composition: The arrangement of forms in a work of art.

C ontent: A work of art is usually discussed in terms of its subject matter, form and content. Content refers to the intellectual, psychological, spiritual, narrative or aesthetic aspect of the work.

Contour drawing: An outline that shows only the edge and not the volume or mass of an object. Sometimes called blind contour if the artists in not looking at their paper, only at their subject.

Contrast: Use of opposites near or beside one another (light and dark, rough and smooth).

Cool colors: mostly green, blue, violet (purple).

Dominance: The difference in importance of one aspect in relation to all other aspects of design. What stands out most in a work of art.

Emphasis: Principle of design concerned that stresses one element or area in a work of art to make it attract the viewer’s attention first.

Exaggeration: Increasing or enlarging an object or figure or one of its parts to communicate ideas and feelings.

Federal Arts Project: Government program established during the Depression to create jobs for American artists.

Focal point: The center of interest of an artwork; the part you look at first.

Form: An artist uses form as a vehicle for rendering a particular type of subject matter. The formal elements of a work consist of the groupings and combinations of shapes.

Gouache: Pigments ground in water and mixed with gum to form opaque watercolor. Gouache resembles school tempera paint or poster paint.

Hue: The name of a color – red blue, yellow, etc.

Intensity: Brightness of a color.

Line: An identifiable path of a point moving in space. It can vary in width, direction, and length. Horizontal lines tend to create a sense of calm in a picture. Vertical lines tend to create a feeling of stability. Diagonal lines tend to create a feeling of dynamic movement.

Medium: The specific material used by an artist, such as oil and brush; also, the vehicle used, such as sculpture, painting or photography.

Motif: Unit repeated in visual rhythm. Units in a motif may or may not be an exact duplicate of the first unit.

Pattern: Two-dimensional decorative visual repetition. A pattern has no movement and may or may not have rhythm.

Pictorial space: The illusion of space, whether three- or two-dimensional, created by an artist on the two-dimensional surface of the canvas or paper.

Proportion: Principle of design concerned with the size relationships of one part to the whole and one part to another.

Rhythm: Principal of design that repeats elements to create the illusion of movement. Visual rhythm is perceived through the eyes, and is created by repeating positive spaces separated by negative spaces. Alternating rhythm is when the visual rhythm set up by repeating motifs but changing position or content of motifs or spaces between them. Flowing rhythm is created by repetition of wavy lines. Progressive rhythm is a visual rhythm that changes a motif each time it is repeated. Random rhythm is a repetition in no apparent order with no regular spaces. Regular rhythm is achieved through repeating identical motifs using the same intervals of space between them.

Screen print: Printing technique that makes use of a squeegee to force ink directly onto a piece of paper or canvas through a stencil containing the image. (The process is also called silk-screen or serigraphy.)

Shade: The dark values of a color (adding black).

Shape: Geometric shapes look as though they were made with a straight edge or drawing tool; square, circle, triangle and oval. Organic shapes are also called free form . These shapes are not regular or even. Their edges are curved and angular or a combination of both.

Space: (or negative space): is the element of sculpture, which refers to emptiness or areas between, around, above, below or within objects.

Subject matter: The topic of interest or the primary theme of an artwork.

Texture: refers to the way things feel or look as though they might feel if they were touched.

Tint: light values of a color (adding white)

Unity: The arrangement of one or more of the elements used to create a feeling of completeness. Everything in the work seems to belong and contribute to the overall picture.

Value: Light or dark; the variations of light and dark on the surface of an object. The lightness or darkness of a color.

Variety: Principle of design concerned with difference or contrast.

Warm colors: red, orange, yellow.

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Teach line, color, value, shape, form, space, & texture with this huge collection of free elements of art worksheets! Plus hands on art projects that relate

Whether you’re teaching your own kiddos at home as a homeschool mom (me) or you’re an art teacher trying to get the message across to a crowd (also me) the elements of art are a good place to start.  They’re basics, building blocks for fun stuff to come.

Every piece of artwork, whether created by your child or a famous artist of years past, uses at least a couple of these seven elements of art.  Isn’t that cool?  By learning how to define and manipulate these seven ideas your kiddo is on their way to being able to talk about, make, and appreciate art in a whole new way!

If I’m not an artist, then…

If you’re not an artist you can still rock at passing along a love of art and making to your child!

Those of you that visit here at  The Kitchen Table Classroom often know that I’m a huge fan of learning through exploration.  For mom’s that aren’t quite sure where to start teaching this loosey goosey thing called art I say let our kids lead the way.  Provide quality materials to which your kids have free access.  Let them make their own creations on their own time.  Freedom builds creativity.

(See this post for hints on basic materials to get started with!)

Teaching the elements of art through books…

Combine some good, basic supplies with fun children’s books about the elements of art and you’re on your way to a solid foundation of an art education.

These books are so great because if you’re not fully confident in what you are teaching you can learn right alongside of your child.  If you are confident well, then, these books are just plain fun.

Teach line, color, value, shape, form, space, & texture with this huge collection of free elements of art worksheets! Plus hands on art projects that relate

Children’s literature is a slam dunk in introducing any new concept in my book.  It seems less like a boring “lesson” and more like playtime.  It’s that whole learning without even knowing they are learning thing that us homeschoolers love!

Check out my post that includes many titles that focus on each of the seven elements of arts!  A printable list is included there!

An easy intro to the elements of art….

While kids have so much to gain through free exploration learning about these seven little elements is an important step. Knowing these seven elements gives kids a tool to be able to talk about their art and the artwork of others.  This free printable book that focuses on all seven elements.  Each page has a super simple definition and an illustration of that specific element,  There’s also space for your child to play around with their own example.

This book is perfect for the younger, elementary aged crowd.  While there is not a huge amount of depth it’s a good introductory way to get those words in their head and start using them as part of their art vocabulary.

Check out this free printable elements of art book here.

Teach line, color, value, shape, form, space, & texture with this huge collection of free elements of art worksheets! Plus hands on art projects that relate

Elements of art for the older crowd…

This free printable, of course, includes the same seven elements of art as the printable book.  This printable requires your student to match a slightly more in depth definition with the name of the element. There is room inside should you want them to sketch examples of each element.

This fold up elements of art printable would make an excellent addition to a journal or art class sketchbook.  And when you’ve exhausted your studies of the elements of art and move on to the principles of design check out this matching fold up principles of design worksheet!

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More elements of art…

Each of the following posts goes into a little more depth than either the printable books or the folding definitions printable.  When your kiddo is ready these free printables will combine to really firm up the elements of art concepts.  I would say this series of printables is best suited for older elementary/ middle school age and up!

Each element has an entire page devoted to its definition, examples, and room to sketch new examples!

Color wheel and color theory printable…..

This free element of color printable includes the  following vocabulary; primary colors, warm & cool colors, analogous colors, value, and complementary colors.  Definitions are all right there on your printable for easy referral and independent student work!

 There is also a free ten page book all about color concepts and a s ix page set of free printable color mixing charts to print and use.  And if you’re looking for more hands on color experiences to really reinforce the vocabulary and concepts learned in these printables this post will hook you up with easy, hands on ideas for exploring color theory!

Introduction to the element of texture…

This element of texture printable points out two different types of textures and how artists rely on each of them.

Actual texture is the easier concept to discuss with kids.  This is what kids know when they reach out and touch that bumpy tissue paper collage or smooth porcelain bowl.

The idea that an artist can imply a texture that is other than the surface on which the artwork is created is a tricky one.  Students will be asked to create and name a variety of implied textures on their smooth paper.  

Along with the printable resource this post will also point you to five hands on projects that really illustrate the element of texture!

Learning about the element of line…

Line is an essential element of art.  It’s a great place to start with kids, no matter their age, because it is so un-intimidating.  Pointing out the element of line in art is an easy place to start! 

The first line printable I’ll share with you is the one page element of line printable that joins the others in this series.  All you need for this exercise is black Sharpies or pens. This helps to really isolate the element of line!

This eight page printable book about line is a playful way to get kids thinking beyond the basics of lines.  Different kinds of lines, how artists use lines, and even the idea that lines can show emotions! 

This post is a round up of hands on art activities that allow your kiddo to explore the element of line in a hands on way!

Introduction to the Element of Space

The element of space can be a tricky one to teach.  Use the tips included in this space printable gives kids distinct steps to create the illusion of depth in their artwork, and thereby some realism!  Adding the element of space and depth within an artwork is an exciting thing for a kiddo.  Their artwork will begin to show a little depth and perspective which is an exciting improvement! Having some concrete tools to draw from gives kids the courage to keep making art!

Form in Art

Although the element of form may seem a little tricky it’s really simple.  A shape is flat.  A form takes up space in the room. Form is three dimensional and has volume.  The real fun begins when students are old enough to understand the bigger concept; that the “idea” of form can be drawn on a two dimensional paper.

Use this free one page printable about the element of form to teach the ins and outs of from the easy way!

The Element of Shape

SHape is one of the first elements of art that really little kids learn.  Even before the preschool years we start asking kids to identify shapes by their proper names.  Kids can sink their teeth into this element and enjoy identifying shapes in art work and their environment as well as making their own shapes!  This element of shape printable explores and defines both geometric and organic shapes.

This lesson on Adinkra printmaking is an easy application for shapes as symbols! Check it out here!

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The Elements of Art: Color

Grade Level: 1–2

Students will be introduced to one of the basic elements of art—color—through analysis of works of art by Monet, Matisse, and Kandinsky. Class discussion focused on these paintings will help students understand how artists use color to convey atmosphere and mood. They will then test their color expertise by completing a downloadable worksheet and coloring a photograph of Rouen Cathedral.

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Left: Claude Monet French, 1840–1926 Rouen Cathedral, West Façade , 1894 oil on canvas, 100.1 x 65.9 cm (39 3/8 x 25 15/16 in.) National Gallery of Art, Chester Dale Collection

Right: Claude Monet French, 1840–1926 Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, Sunlight , 1894 oil on canvas, 100.1 x 65.8 cm (39 3/8 x 25 7/8 in.) National Gallery of Art, Chester Dale Collection

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Warm-up Questions

Are these paintings of the same building? How are they similar and different?

Color is what we see because of reflected light. Light contains different wavelengths of energy that our eyes and brain "see" as different colors. When light hits an object, we see the colored light that reflects off the object.

Red, blue, and yellow are the primary colors. With paints of just these three colors, artists can mix them to create all the other colors. When artists mix pigments of the primary colors, they make secondary colors.

Red + Blue = Purple Red + Yellow = Orange Blue + Yellow = Green

Did you know that your computer screen also works by using three primary colors? But here, since the colors are light from the monitor and not paints, the three primaries are not the same. Instead, your computer screen mixes other colors from red, blue, and green.

One important thing painters know: using complementary colors—the ones across from each other on the color wheel (red-green, blue-orange, and yellow-purple)—make both colors seem brighter and more intense. They seem to vibrate and pop out at you, the viewer.

Warm colors—reds, yellows, oranges, and red-violets—are those of fire and the sun. They appear to project. Cool colors—blues, blue-greens, and blue-violets—are those of ice and the ocean. They appear to recede.

Guided Practice

To get students thinking about color and the moods or feelings that colors can convey, read a book that focuses on color, such as The Day the Crayons Quit  by Drew Daywalt.

Then view the slideshow below to introduce students to three artists—Claude Monet, Henri Matisse, and Wassily Kandinsky—and the way they used color in their paintings.

Slideshow: Monet, Matisse, and Kandinsky on Color

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West façade of Rouen Cathedral Clarence Ward Archive Department of Image Collections National Gallery of Art, Library, Washington, DC

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Claude Monet Rouen Cathedral, Effects of Sunlight, Sunset, 1892 oil on canvas © Musée Marmottan, Paris, France / Giraudon / The Bridgeman Art Library

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Claude Monet Rouen Cathedral, Foggy Weather, 1894 oil on canvas © Private Collection / The Bridgeman Art Library

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Claude Monet Rouen Cathedral, the west portal, dull weather, 1894 oil on canvas © Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France / Peter Willi / The Bridgeman Art Library

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Claude Monet Rouen Cathedral, evening, harmony in brown, 1894 oil on canvas © Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France / Peter Willi / The Bridgeman Art Library

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Claude Monet Rouen Cathedral at Sunset, 1894 oil on canvas © Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia/ The Bridgeman Art Library

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Claude Monet Rouen Cathedral in Full Sunlight: Harmony in Blue and Gold, 1894 oil on canvas © Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France / Lauros / Giraudon / The Bridgeman Art Library

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Claude Monet Rouen Cathedral, Harmony in White, Morning Light, 1894 oil on canvas © Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France / Lauros / Giraudon / The Bridgeman Art Library

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Claude Monet Rouen Cathedral, Blue Harmony, Morning Sunlight, 1894 oil on canvas © Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France / Lauros / Giraudon / The Bridgeman Art Library

A French window with its sill lined with flowerpots opens into a view of boats floating in a body of water in this loosely painted, vibrantly colored, stylized, vertical painting. The doors open inward, and they are painted with coral orange and cranberry red. The wall behind the door to the left is peacock blue and the wall to our right is fuchsia pink, and those colors are reflected in the opposite windows of the doors. Three flowerpots in crimson red, marmalade orange, or royal blue sit on the windowsill in front of us. Foliage in the pots is painted with short strokes of cardinal red and turquoise blue. Over the window, a two-paned transom window pierces a forest-green wall. The view through the panes has a band of salmon pink across the top and dabs of celery green and banana yellow below. The dabs and dashes of pine and lime green continue down the sides of the window and across the sill, suggesting vines growing up around the opening. A band of ultramarine blue beyond the flowerpots could be a balcony. Several rust-orange masts of ships with hulls painted with swipes of indigo blue, flamingo pink, forest green, and marigold orange float in the water beyond. The water is painted with parallel strokes in pale pink and butter yellow. The sky above is painted with thick, wavy lines of steel blue, periwinkle purple, and seafoam green. The artist signed the work in red paint in the lower right, “Henri Matisse.”

Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954 Open Window, Collioure , 1905 oil on canvas, 55.3 x 46 cm (21 3/4 x 18 1/8 in.) National Gallery of Art, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney

Black lines and one small, black triangular shape stand out against patches of color, in indigo and sky blue, pumpkin orange, butter yellow, emerald green, and ruby red, against a white background in this vertical, abstract painting. The paint seems thinly applied, resembling watercolor. Near the lower right corner, the black shape is roughly triangular and has five curving, parallel lines emanating from the bottom. Given the title of this painting, Improvisation 31, Sea Battle, the black lines could represent tall masts and outlines of sails amid areas of vibrant color that make up a boat and water around it.

Wassily Kandinsky Russian, 1866–1944 Improvisation 31 (Sea Battle) , 1913 oil on canvas, 140.7 x 119.7 cm (55 3/8 x 47 1/8 in.) National Gallery of Art, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

French artist Claude Monet liked to paint the same subject over and over again, at different times of day and in different types of weather. He painted Rouen cathedral in France some thirty times, but what fascinated him most was not the building—it was, he said, the surrounding atmosphere. Rather than quick studies of changing light effects, these pictures, slowly reworked in the studio, are carefully considered explorations of color and mood:

Around 1905 several artists, including Matisse, exhibited pictures in which heightened color was used to express a strong emotional response to nature. The painters were called " fauves ," or wild beasts.  The freshness and strength of the tones in Open Window, Collioure are typical of the fauves; Matisse's contrasts are subtle, giving this work a sense of serenity and radiance. Show students this painting (second to last image in the slideshow) to answer the following questions:

Wassily Kandinsky, raised in Odessa, Russia, learned to play the cello and piano as a child. As an artist, he drew connections between art and music and believed that colors and shapes could affect our mood. Show students Improvisation 31 (Sea Battle) (last image in the slideshow) without revealing the name of the title:

Download a  faded version of the photograph of the west façade of Rouen Cathedral  in Paris that Monet painted at all time of day and in all types of weather (the original photograph is the first image in the slideshow). Students will select a time of day and type of weather and then color over this faded image using appropriate hues in oil pastel (preferable to cover image, but crayons could also be used).

As an alternative that can accommodate students with visual impairments, print out a larger version of the images on 11 x 14 paper. Trace the lines of each image with hot glue to create a raised surface that students can feel. Then give students a plain piece of paper to lay over the image outlined in hot glue. Students can then create a texture rubbing with crayon over the paper. As a final step the students can paint over the crayon rubbing with watercolors. 

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On a printed version of the image, trace the lines with hot glue to create a raised surface that students can feel. 

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Give students a plain piece of paper to layer on top of the hot glue tracing to create a crayon rubbing.

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Paint over the crayon rubbing with watercolors.

Tracing in hot glue

Now that students have investigated various uses of color in three artists’ works, they will fill out the  “Colorful Language” worksheet  to test their knowledge of color. Next, students will select one work of art from the slideshow as if it were a postcard of somewhere they visited. They will then write a short letter to a friend or family member describing what they saw, what time of day it was, and what the weather was like using the colors from the work of art as their guide. 

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National Core Arts Standards

VA:Cr2.1.1  Explore uses of materials and tools to create works of art or design.

VA:Cr2.2.1  Demonstrate safe and proper procedures for using materials, tools, and equipment while making art.

VA:Cr3.1.1  Use art vocabulary to describe choices while creating art.

VA:Re7.1.2  Perceive and describe aesthetic characteristics of one’s natural world and constructed environments.

VA:Re7.2.1  Compare images that represent the same subject.

VA:Re8.1.2  Interpret art by identifying the mood suggested by a work of art and describing relevant subject matter and characteristics of form.

VA:Re9.1.2  Use learned art vocabulary to express preferences about artwork.

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