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Color	Light reflected off objects. Color has 3 main characteristics: hue (red, green, blue, etc.), value, and intensity (how bright or dull it is).
Shape	Shape has only height and width.Usually, but not always, defined by line.
Value	The lightness or darkness of a color.
Space	Positive Space Negative space When describing 2-D art, space is an illusion created by overlap, size relationships and perspective. Sculptures occupy real or actual space.
Form	Describes volume and mass, or the three dimensional aspects of objects
Texture	The surface quality. May be implied or actual texture that we sense through touch.
Line	A line is a mark made by a moving point.

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