The Artist's Toolkit: Visual Elements and Principles
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The Artist's Toolkit: Visual Elements and Principles
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Artists use visual elements and principles like line, color and shape as tools to build works of art. Each title below has three sections:

  • Watch an animated demonstration
  • Find examples of the concept in works of art from museums
  • Create your own composition

Line

Line
Line

 

Color




Color
Color

 

Space


Space
Space
Shape
Shape
Shape

 

Balance 
Balance
Balance

 


Movement / 
Rhythm
Movement / Rhythm
Movement / Rhythm
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