Elements of Art Cubes

The seven Elements of Art are line, shape, form, value, color, texture and space. These are the “building blocks” of all art, and whether you realize it of not, you use at least one of them whenever you create a piece of visual art.

To review our knowledge of these elements, our grade 8 class created cubes made from heavyweight paper, with each side depicting a different element. The cube itself represented “shape”. Different media were used for different elements, and you had a choice of depicting or applying texture. The cubes were a nice way to review and reinforce knowledge, and fun to create as well. Take a look and see if you can tell what each side represents. You can click on any image to see more.