Form
is a three-dimensional shape with length, width, and depth. Balls, cylinders, boxes and pyramids are forms.
is a three-dimensional shape with length, width, and depth. Balls, cylinders, boxes and pyramids are forms.
Balance
is created in a work of art when textures, colors, forms, or shapes are combined harmoniously.
is created in a work of art when textures, colors, forms, or shapes are combined harmoniously.
Contrast
is the use of elements of design that do not seem to go together to hold the viewer's attention and to guide the viewer's eye through the artwork by creating visual tension. In an image, elements that are quite different show contrast.
is the use of elements of design that do not seem to go together to hold the viewer's attention and to guide the viewer's eye through the artwork by creating visual tension. In an image, elements that are quite different show contrast.
Proportion & Scale
is created when the sizes of elements in a work of art are combined harmoniously. Sometimes changes in Scale - making large things small or large things small - can change or perceptions.
is created when the sizes of elements in a work of art are combined harmoniously. Sometimes changes in Scale - making large things small or large things small - can change or perceptions.
Unity or Harmony
is created when the principles of analysis are present in a composition and in harmony - things go together. Some images have a complete sense of unity, while some artists deliberately avoid formal unity to create feelings of tension and anxiety.Unity is the other end of the spectrum from contrast.
is created when the principles of analysis are present in a composition and in harmony - things go together. Some images have a complete sense of unity, while some artists deliberately avoid formal unity to create feelings of tension and anxiety.Unity is the other end of the spectrum from contrast.