COMPOSITION & PRINCIPLES OF ART
COMPOSITION COMPOSITION - The end arrangement or formation of the artwork UNITY - When the artwork becomes harmonious in the way the elements work together.
THE WAY YOU USE THE ELEMENTS OF ART PRINCIPLES OF ART THE WAY YOU USE THE ELEMENTS OF ART “RECIPES”
EMPHASIS An area or object within an artwork that stands out in an area of subordinate parts.
Contrast Elements on the artwork that are opposite that intensify those elements (value, color, shape, texture, etc)
MOVEMENT AKA Visual movement The path the viewer’s eyes takes around an artwork.
Balance How/where we arrange elements to keep things visually and equally interesting.
Pattern When elements (or motifs) are repeated in a sequence or composition in a predictable manner.
Rhythm Like pattern, but with variations that show “visual beats”