Principles Flashcards
Principles
Contrast, emphasis, movement, rhythm, scale, proportion, repetiton, unity and variety
contrast
the use of strong differences between art elements to draw attention to parts of the artwork
emphasis
when one art element overpowers others in an artwork, to make that part stand out
movement
arrangement of art elements to suggest movement, even in still artwork
phythm
use of art elements to creattte flow in an artwork
scale
the size of a whole object compared to the size of another whole object
proportion
the size of a part of an object compared to the size of the whole object
repetition
use of an art element or object multiple times in an artwork, can be reguraly (pattern) or irreguraly
unity
when the art elements work together in an artwork
variety
when art elements work against each other in an artwork