Elements and Principles of Art Worksheets for Middle/High School Art -110+ Pages

Mini-Lessons and Informational Sheets that take students through the Elements of Art and Principles of Design. Students complete activities to demonstrate their knowledge. Worksheets can be used as sub lessons, enrichment to your art lessons, or as mini-lessons on their own. An essential for any art classroom. See individual packets for a detailed video showing what's inside each packet!

Elements of Art worksheets included:

LINE (9 Sheets)

INFORMATION SHEETS

Definition of Line and Line Types

• Geometric, Organic, Variety, Movement, Texture

Repetition and Lines

• Examples of 9 Repeating Line Designs

Lines in Drawing

• Examples of Contour, Blind Contour, Cross Contour and Continuous Line

Emotion of Line

• Examples of 4 emotion of line designs

ACTIVITY SHEETS

• Geometric, Organic and Variety Design worksheet
• Repeating line design activity (9 designs)
• Re-create your favorite line design worksheet
• Drawing Lines Worksheet
• Contour, Blind Contour, Cross Contour and Continuous Line
• Emotion of Line Designs (4 designs)

SHAPE (14 Worksheets)

INFORMATION SHEETS

• Shapes - Geometric and Organic
• Henri Matisse Analysis Key
• Tangram definition and Examples
• Final Tangram Artwork Example

WORKSHEETS

• Create your own Geometric and Organic Design
• Identify Geometric and Organic Shapes in Matisse’s “Beasts of the Sea” Collage
• Create your own shape collage based on a vacation/favorite place memory
• Tangram for printing
• Create tangram creatures/designs (3 practice sheets)
• Final tangram design sheet

COLOR (11 Worksheets)

INFORMATION SHEETS

• Color Wheel
• Color Theory with Color Scheme Examples
• Tints, Shades and Intensity Examples

WORKSHEET ACTIVITIES

• Fill in the color wheel
• Color scheme scales
• Tints, shades and intensity scales
• Color scheme designs
• Create your own design and color scheme
• Emotion of color
• Color scheme design student example
• Emotion of color digital example

VALUE (11 Worksheets)

INFORMATION SHEETS

• Definition of Value, examples of shading techniques and artist examples

ACTIVITY SHEETS:

• Introduction to Drawing Tools
• Value Scales (blending, stippling, hatching/cross-hatching) & Shading Sphere Worksheet
• Shade by Number Pear
• Shade Apple
• Blending/Stippling/Hatching Practice
• Blending value with shadow examples - 3 Forms
• Stippling value - 3 Forms
• Hatching/Cross-Hatching value - 3 Forms
• Abstract Value Composition

EXAMPLE SHEETS:

• Abstract Value Composition

TEXTURE (10 worksheets)

INFORMATION SHEET

• Definition of Texture, examples of drawn textures and artist examples

ACTIVITY SHEETS:

• Re-create 6 textures from info sheet and 3 student choice textures
• Applying texture to form examples and students apply textures to spheres and cubes.
• Replicate textures
• Replicate large water drop
• Name actual and draw implied texture worksheet
• Rubbing and drawing of rubbing worksheet
• Close up Animal Eye worksheet

EXAMPLE SHEETS:

• Rubbing/Drawing Example
• Two Animal Eye Examples

SPACE (15 Handouts)

INFORMATION SHEETS

• Definition of Space in Art with Positive/Negative and Illusion of Space Examples
• 6 Ways to Create Depth Example Sheet
• 6 Compositional Rules Example Sheet
• Negative Space Example

ACTIVITY SHEETS:

• Negative Space Drawings
• Negative Space Enlargement Drawing
• Create a Notan Activity Sheets (no paper needed!)
• Space Analysis of a Cezanne Painting Worksheet and Key
• One-Point Perspective Boxes Activity Sheet
• Create a Composition Activity Sheet and Key

FORM

INFORMATION SHEETS

• Definition of Form with how to create form through shading, contour line and sculpture.

ACTIVITY SHEETS:

• Shade a sphere, cube and pyramid using shading and then contour line
• Shade three additional shapes using shading and contour line
• Vase activity - Use contour lines on vase and shading on background shapes
• Drawing activity - Use an object in the room to draw and shade to create form

EXAMPLE SHEETS:

• Vase Activity
• Drawing Activity

Principles of Design Worksheets Included:

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