Visual Literacy
Visual literacy is the ability to interpret, negotiate, and make meaning from information presented in
the form of an image, extending the meaning of literacy, which commonly signifies interpretation of
a written or printed text.
Element of Art
● Line
○ Edge
○ Outline
○ Organic
○ Geometric
● Shape
○ 2D
● Form
○ 3D
● Tone
○ The relative light or dark of an object
● Colour
○ Primary
○ Secondary
○ Complementary
○ Analogous
● Texture
○ The “feel” of a surface
Visual literacy is the ability to interpret, negotiate, and make meaning from information presented in
the form of an image, extending the meaning of literacy, which commonly signifies interpretation of
a written or printed text.
Element of Art
● Line
○ Edge
○ Outline
○ Organic
○ Geometric
● Shape
○ 2D
● Form
○ 3D
● Tone
○ The relative light or dark of an object
● Colour
○ Primary
○ Secondary
○ Complementary
○ Analogous
● Texture
○ The “feel” of a surface
