The Elements of Art

Line:

• The most basic building element.
• A point moving in space.
• Can be real-a yellow line on a road -- or -- implied-geese flying in a "V".

Value:

• The quality of light and dark, both in terms of color and shades of gray in a composition.
• Light and dark values give you visual cues and forms of shapes and objects.

Shape and Form:

• A shape is created when a line meets itself. 2D or flat.
• A form is similar but it is 3D.
• Shapes and forms can be either geometric or organic.
• Positive Shape: physical subject.
• Negative Shape: shapes made by subject.

Color: 

• Hue: the name of a color.
• Saturation: Intensity/purity of a color.
• Value: light and dark of a color.

Space:

• Space is the two dimensional arrangement of objects in a photograph.
• Space also refers to 3D illusion of depth in the image.

Texture:

• Appealing to the sense of touch.
• In photography, a sense of texture can help to make a photo look more 3D or realistic in its dimensional feel.