• Elements of art and design are the components or the constituents of a work of art, particularly drawing.
• A line is a path traced between two points.
• Line is the basic element of art and design.
• Lines have character, quality and direction.
• A shape is made up of a combination of lines.
• Basic shapes are: Circle, square, Triangle and Rectangle.
• Some forms are: Cube, Cylinder, Sphere, Pyramid or Prism, Cone and Cuboid.
• Forms have volume.
• Texture is the surface value of an object.
• Elements of Art and design are: line, shape, colour, form texture and value.
• They are the basic ingredients that are combined to form a composition.
• Some of the elements combine to form a composition.
• Shading determines the volume or solidity of a form.
• Some of shading techniques are: hatching, cross hatching, blurring, smudging, scribbling and pointillism.
• Shading technique gives a clue about source of light.
• Shading determines direction of light and shadow.
• Principles of art and design are dominance, harmony, rhythm, balance, repetition, variety, constrast, unity.
• They are often combined with elements of art and design to form a composition.
• Principls of art and design are the rules that artists apply to create forms.
• Texture in drawing distinguishes quality of an object.
• Lines and tones can be used to show visual texture.
• Value and Texture can be shown in drawing with the use of shading techniques.
• Tones on an object comprise of: Highlight, lighttone, semitone/mid tonr, Dark tone and shadow.
• Principles of art and design are: Balance, Dominance, Proportion, Rhythm, Unity, Repetition and contrast.
• Rhythm is based on repetition, contrast and similarity.
• There are two types of Balance: Symmetrical balance and Asymmetrical balance.