1. Principles of Design Part 2
Balance Contrast
Emphasis Unity
“Art is ruled uniquely by the imagination.”
~Benedetto Croce

2. Objective: Review: Identify the Principles of Design;
Balance, Contrast, Emphasis, & Unity & explain how they affect works of art.
Review:
Principles of Design are guidelines to help artists create artworks.
The principles describe the ways that artists use the elements of art in a work of art.

3. BALANCE
Describe what you think it means to have visual balance.

4. Balance is the visual weight
of objects, colors, texture, and space.

5. 3 Types of Balance: Radial Symmetrical Asymmetrical
Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh, 1889
Taj Majal, Agra, India completed in 1653

6. Elements used on one side of the design are
similar to those on the other side
Elements on each of the sides are different
but still look balanced

7. Radial= Circular
Radial balance, the elements are arranged around a central point and may be similar.

14. Contrast occurs when two elements in an artwork are different.
Contrast is attractive to the eye, has focus and usually creates the center of interest.

15. Contrast can be thin and thick lines or a range of values from light to dark…

16. Contrast
….. can be things that wouldn’t be found in real life. Such as the elephants in this painting have thin legs.

18. Emphasis is when an element of an artwork is given dominance(main focus) by the artist and makes part of the work stand out to draw(movement) the viewer's eye there first.
Emphasis is achieved by use of contrast. Contrasting elements create focal points to which one's attention cannot help but be drawn (eyes move to the focal point).

23. Unity is not a principle that can be applied individually to each element of art. It is more a general principle applying to the combined impact of all the elements.
Unity is hard to describe in art terms but, when it's noticeable, your eye and brain are pleased to see the artwork.

26. YOUR TURN!

27. 1.)THE ___________OF DESIGN ARE GUIDELINES TO HELP ARTISTS CREATE ARTWORKS.

28. 2.)NAME TWO PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN THAT WERE DISCUSSED TODAY AND
HOW THEY SUPPORT THE
ELEMENTS OF ART.

29. 3.)NAME THE THREE TYPES
OF BALANCE AND HOW
YOU WOULD DESCRIBE
EACH ONE.

30. 4.) DESCRIBE HOW THIS PAINTING
USES THE PRINCIPLES OF ART
DISCUSSED TODAY.

31. NAME ALL THE ELEMENTS OF ART
5.)BONUS**
NAME ALL THE ELEMENTS OF ART
AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN THAT
ARE IN THIS PAINTING

32. TURN IN YOUR ANSWERS WHEN YOU ARE DONE.