Which element of art is used in three-dimensional work to describe the shape of the object?

• A. Value
• B. Form
• C. Texture
• D. Rhythm

Answer: (B)

In three-dimensional art, form is the element that describes the object's volume and mass in space, capturing its height, width, and depth. This is what gives a sculpture or any 3D work a sense of shape and presence beyond a flat outline. Value, while important for showing light and shadow to hint at form, is not the element that defines the object’s shape itself. Texture describes surface feel, and rhythm is a design principle about movement and repetition, not the physical shape. So the term that best describes how a 3D object occupies space is form.