The formal elements of art, also called the visual elements, are the basic units and the means artists use to create and design works of art. With these simple elements an artist can create whole worlds of visual experience. The arrangement of the formal elements is the "composition”. You should view the formal elements as the ‘scaffolding’. The same principles can be applied to textiles.
Exploring and identifying the formal elements is just as essential to visual analysis as it is to understanding and developing your own artistic practice. There 7 ‘formal elements’ –
•LINE
•COLOUR
•FORM
•SPACE
•TEXTURE
•LIGHT
•SHAPE
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