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BALANCE:  The distribution of visual weight within a composition.  It is the way in which the elements in visual arts are arranged to create a feeling of equilibrium in a work of art. The three types of balance are symmetry, asymmetry, and radial. 

EMPHASIS:Also called focal point, this is a compositional strategy where the artist creates an area that pulls the viewer’s eye toward an important part of the image.

VARIETY: The combining visual elements to achieve intricate and complex relationships. It is a technique used by artists who wish to increase the visual interest of their work. 

REPETITION:  The repeating of a visual element of the design to relate the parts to one another.  It is one way to add Unity to a piece of artwork. By repeating an object within a composition your can create a sense of whole to the overall piece. 

RHYTHM:   Intentional, regular repetition of lines of shapes to achieve a specific repetitious effect or pattern. 

UNITY/HARMONY: The principle of design that combines elements in a work of art to emphasize the similarities of separate but related parts.  

MOVEMENT:  Movement refers the the arrangement of elements throughout the picture plane that forces your eye to move around the image.  This principle does not refer to simulating movement of an object within the photograph, painting or drawing. 

PROPORTION:  The size relationship between 1 part of an image to another part of the image, or the relationship between 1 part of the image to the whole image.

PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

This image represents asemmetry because if you cut it in half it would not be equal on both sides. For example if i where to cut i down the middle the side will NOT be the same.

This image represents symmetry because if i where to cut in it half it would be still equal. For example if i cut it down the middle it would look exactly the same as the other side.

This is raidial symetry. It is this because i used 4 of the exactly same photo and rotated it 4 ways. Then i copied it and put it all around. this makes it because 

explain/describe the term emphasis

explain/describe the term proportion

explain/describe the term rhythm

explain/describe the term movement

The principles of design are concepts used to organize or arrange the structural elements of design. Again, the way in which these principles are applied affects the expressive content, or the message of the work.

Some pieces of artist rely a great deal on several principles of design to create a visually interesting image, while other artist use more subtle ways to create pleasing pieces of artwork.  

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