Elements of Design

line
/līn/
noun
1. a long, narrow mark or band
“a row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line”
synonyms: dash, rule, bar;

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space
/spās/
noun
1. a continuous area that is free, available, or unoccupied
“a table took up much of the space”
synonyms: room, capacity, area;

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shape
/SHāp/
noun
1. the external form or appearance characteristic of someone or something; the outline of an area or figure
“she liked the shape of his nose”
synonyms: form, appearance, configuration;

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form
/fôrm/
noun
1. the visible shape or configuration of something
“the form, color, and texture of the tree”
synonyms: shape, configuration, formation

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color
/ˈkələr/
noun
1. the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light
“the lights flickered and changed color”
synonyms: hue, shade, tint;

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value
/ˈvalyo͞o/
noun
1. the relative degree of lightness or darkness of a particular color
“the artist has used adjacent color values as the landscape recedes”
synonyms: color, tone, shade;

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texture
/ˈteksCHər/
noun
1. the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance
“skin texture and tone”
synonyms: feel, touch, appearance;