Forms have length, width, and depth. This simple one page download is a great place to introduce the element of form and begin learning what form is and how to create the illusion of form in two dimensions!

Begin with the elements of art…

The elements of art a great place to start for teaching kids some basics of the visual arts.  The seven elements of art will give your kids some great vocabulary and basic concepts that will help them look at art, talk about art, and make their own art!  Check out this post for links to all my free printables to help teach the elements of art!

The element of form…

Although the element of form may seem a little tricky it’s really simple.  A shape is flat.  A form takes up space in the room. Form is three dimensional and has volume.

The real fun begins when students are old enough to understand the bigger concept; that the “idea” of form can be drawn on a two dimensional paper.

The element of form is what take a flat shape & makes it a 3-D form. Use this simple printable series to help teach form & all the elements of art!

The DIY of creating “form” on a flat surface

One point perspective is the simplest form of linear perspective to teach.  This form of linear perspective shows how things get smaller as they get further away by using lines that converge at a single vanishing point.

The example below provides kids with some simple shapes, a horizon line, and a vanishing point.  Kids can connect the point of the shapes with lines running back to the vanishing points.  Use a ruler here, it will help!

Check out this post for a more in depth look at one point perspective and more free printables!

The element of form is what take a flat shape & makes it a 3-D form. Use this simple printable series to help teach form & all the elements of art!

The element of form takes a bit of technical knowledge but it pays off!

Those lines will makes those shapes “POP” right into forms.

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The element of form is what take a flat shape & makes it a 3-D form. Use this simple printable series to help teach form & all the elements of art!

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