![]() Space refers to the area within a shape or the volume/mass within a form. Scale is the size of something in comparison to something else. Pattern is often found on different fabrics, carpets, rugs, clothes, curtains and throws. Pattern is found in nature or it can be man-made. There is no such thing as pure white as white reflects the colours around it.Ī pattern is a repeated shape, form or visual motif. They are: red and green, yellow and purple, blue and orange. They are also referred to as contrasting colours. They appear very vibrant when placed next to one another. ![]() The complementary colours are colours that complement each other. a yellow-orange or a red-orange, a yellow-green or a blue-green. Tertiary colours are made when a colour moves towards the colour of its neighbour on the colour wheel or in the colour spectrum, e.g. The secondary colours (orange, green and purple) are created by mixing the primary colours: The three colours that they can’t make are the primary colours (red, yellow and blue). Painters mix different colours and make different tones of the one colour. ![]() Artists create visual texture by adding tone and by using different lines (mark making).Ĭolour is what the eye sees when light is reflected off an object. Visual texture is the illusion of texture. Texture can be created or added to a form, which is tactile texture. Texture refers to how something feels, e.g. Shading is the application of tonal value. When painting or drawing there is a tonal range going from light to dark. ![]() This illusion is created by adding different tones to their drawing or painting. However, artists can create the illusion of form or three-dimensionality on a flat surface. Shapes with straight lines and edges are geometric shapes and shapes with curved edges are organic shapes.įorm refers to a three-dimensional object. The space enclosed by a line is called a shape. This technique is known as cross hatching. There are many different types of lines: thick, thin, straight, curved, zig-zag etc.Īrtists can also use the line to create different values or tones. A dot marks the beginning and the end of a line.Īrtists have also used the dot in their painting techniques, such as Pointillism, a painting method developed by the French artist Seurat.Ī line is a series of dots. ![]() A dot can be considered the beginning of the elements. ![]()
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