Elements and Principles Notes.

24. WHAT ARE THE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN?
The effects of arranging the
Elements of Art to create good
Compositions (artwork)

25. THERE ARE 10 PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
Balance Contrast
Emphasis Variety
Unity Proportion
Rhythm Movement
Pattern Gradation

26. BALANCE:
The visual equalization of the
elements in a work of art.
There are three major forms of
balance

27. THE THREE MAJOR FORMS OF BALANCE:
• Symmetrical balance: elements are balanced
in a mirror-like fashion (does not have to be
exact but close).
• Asymmetrical balance: equality is achieved by
differences in elements.
• Radial balance: the elements branch or radiate
out from a central point.

28. WHAT KIND OF BALANCE IS ILLUSTRATED IN THIS
PAINTING ORIENTAL POPPIES, BY GEORGIA
O’KEEFE?

29. WHAT TYPE OF BALANCE IS SHOWN IN THIS
PAINTING, ARRANGEMENT IN GREY AND BLACK:
PORTRAIT OF THE PAINTER'S MOTHER (COMMONLY
KNOWN AS WHISTLER’S MOTHER), BY JAMES
WHISTLER?

30. WHAT TYPE OF BALANCE IS SHOWN IN THIS
STAINED GLASS ARTWORK, ROSE WINDOW?

31. CONTRAST
Emphasizing differences between the
art elements.

33. EMPHASIS
The idea of dominance; the
development of a main idea
or center of interest.

34. IN FRANCISCO GOYA’S, THE SHOOTINGS OF MAY
THIRD 1801, WHERE IS THE AREA OF EMPHASIS?

35. VARIETY
Multiple differences in the
elements, combining them to
create visual interest.

36. LET’S LOOK AT KANDINSKY’S PAINTING. HOW IS
THE ARTIST SHOWING VARIETY IN THIS WORK?

37. UNITY
The visual quality of
wholeness or oneness that is
achieved in a work of art.

39. PROPORTION
The relationship in
size of one component
(part) of a work of art
to another.

41. GRADATION
A slow change
between elements.

42. MOVEMENT
The feeling or look of motion or
action in a work of art.

43. IN STARRY NIGHT, FAMED ARTIST VINCENT VAN GOGH CREATES
MOVEMENT IN HIS SKY. HOW DOES HE SHOW US THIS?

44. PATTERN:
The repetition of the art
elements in a
recognizable
organization.

45. PATTERN ARTWORK:

46. RHYTHM
Shows movement through
repetition to produce the look and
feel of a visual tempo or beat.