Outline of the visual arts

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the visual arts:

The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, image, filmmaking, design, crafts, and architecture. Many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, conceptual art, and textile arts, also involve aspects of the visual arts, as well as arts of other types. Within the visual arts, the applied arts, such as industrial design, graphic design, fashion design, interior design, and decorative art are also included.

Types of visual art

History of the visual arts

See also: Outline of history § History of art

Elements of art

Elements of art – shape, form, value, line, color, space and texture

  • Shape – area defined by edges
  • Form – perceived volume or dimensionality
  • Value – use of lightness (tint, or white) and darkness (shade, or black) in a piece of art
  • Line – straight or curved marks that span a distance between two points. For example, see line art.
  • Color – produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye.
  • Space – area that an artist provides for a particular purpose. Space includes the background, foreground and middle ground, and refers to the distances or area(s) around, between, and within things.
  • Texture – the way a three-dimensional work actually feels when touched, or the visual "feel" of a two-dimensional work

General visual art concepts

Principles of art

Visual artists

See also

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