The elements of painting are the basic components or building blocks of a painting (and art generally). In Western art they are generally considered to be:
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Color
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Tone (or value)
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Line (a narrow mark made by a brush, or a line created where two things meet)
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Shape (2D, can be positive or negative) and Form (3D)
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Space (or volume)
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Texture (or pattern)
Sometimes these elements are also added to the list:
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Composition
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Direction (vertical, horizontal, angled)
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Size
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Time and movement (how the viewer perceives and looks at the painting)
