The visual elements

The visual elements [visual elements: The individual parts or elements that make up a piece of art, craft or design such as: line; tone; colour; shape; form; pattern; space; and texture. ] include line [line: A visual element. Line can be an outline, sketch, doodle or hatching. ], tone [tone: The mood or manner of a text or part of a text. The author's 'tone of voice' or way in which they expect to be understood. The emotional load carried by a text. ], colour [colour: A visual element. Red, blue and yellow are the primary colours from which all other colours can be made. Black and white aren't strictly considered to be colours. ], shape [shape: A visual element. Shape is the visual appearance of something. ], formform: A style of poem, with a particular pattern of rhythm, rhyme pattern or regular line length (eg sonnet, couplets or ballad)., pattern [pattern: A visual element. Pattern is a repeating artistic or decorative design. ], space [space: A visual element. Depth and distance helps create the idea of space. ] and texture [texture: A visual element. Texture is the way surfaces look and feel. ]. All art and design work will use several of these basic elements.

Spotting visual elements

In this activity you have to identify the visual elements. It'll get you thinking along the right lines when you look at the work of the artists in the next Revision Bite.