Elements of Composition & Principles of Design
Elements of Composition
COLOR
SURFACE PIGMENTATION OF OBJECTS formal/harmonic LOCAL SURFACE PIGMENTATION OF OBJECTS simultaneity atmospheric COLOR distant objects appear bluish grey color contrast greatest at meeting point of different hues shade light emotion
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LINE
LINE SHAPE
HORIZONTAL ORIZONTAL
LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
RECTILINEAR
LOW ANGLE VERTICALITY
HIGH ANGLE HIGH ANGLE HIGH ANGLE HIGH ANGLE HIGH ANGLE
ANGLE LOW
RECTILINEAR
diagonal dynamic
CURVILINEAR CURVILINEAR CURVILINEAR CURVILINEAR
Dynamic Lines CHAOTIC curvy diagonal
contraposto
contraposto
TEXTURE
Rough
smooth
soft
SHAPE
chiaroscuro Light and Dark Shading 3-d effect
SPACE POSITIVE NEGATIVE
Let there be light...
BALANCE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN BALANCE PROPORTION MOVEMENT DOMINANCE RHYTHM BALANCE
SYMMETRY PERFECT BALANCE
movement
NUDE DESCENDING STAIRCASE
DUDE DESCENDING STAIRCASE
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