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| Line | A mark on a surface, usually created by a pen pencil or brush. |
| Shape | A two-dimensional figure created by connecting actual or implied lines tht enclose an area of space. |
| Texture | The way a surface feels or looks like it feels. |
| Form | A three dimensional object or, in an artwork, the representation of a three dimensional object. |
| Space | The open or empty area around, above, between, within or below objects. |
| Color | Also referred to as hue, it is the appearance of an object created by the quality of light it reflects. |
| Value | The lightness or darkness of a color. |
| Horizontal Line | Moving straight across from side to side. |
| Vertical Line | A line that goes straight up and down. |
| Zigzag line | A series of diagonal lines moving in different directions that come together at a sharp points. |
| Curved Line | A line that changes direction gradually. |
| Diagonal Line | A slanted line |
| Contour | The edges of an object |
| Geometric | A word describing shapes and forms such as a square, circle, cube and sphere. |
| Organic | A word describing shapes and forms similar to those in nature |
| Background | The part of an artwork that seems the farthest away |
| Middleground | In an artwork, the part between the foreground and the background. |
| Foreground | The part of the artwork that seems nearest. |
| Color Wheel | Colors arranged in a certain order in the shape of a circle |