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Line is a mark made by a pointed tool (brush, pencil, stick, andpen...) and is often defined as a moving dot. It has length and width. A line is created by the movement of a tool and pigment, often suggesting movement.

Value refers to light and dark. Value contrast help us to see and understand a two dimensional work of art.

Shape is an area that is contained within an implied line, or is seen and identified because of color or value changes. Shapes have two dimensions, length and width.

Form describes volume or mass, or the three-dimensional aspect of objects that take up space. Forms should be viewed from many angles.

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Color depends on light because it is made of light. There must be light for us to see color.

Texture refers to the surface quality, both simulated and actual, of artwork.

Actual space is a three dimensional volume that can be empty or filled with objects. It has height, width, and depth. Space that appears 3/D in a painting is an illusion that creates a feeling of actual depth.