Principles Of Art

Question 1

Pattern

Answer 1

-The essence of any design that is repeated: hownthe basic elements in the picture repeat or alternate.
- the part that is repeated is called a motif.
-It can be regular or irregular

Question 2

Contrast

Answer 2

Differences in a work of art, light and dark, rough and smooth, curved line and straight

Question 3

Balance

Answer 3

-Is the distribution of the visual weight of objects in a work of art, color, size and texture.
-The concept of balance employs certain innate judgements
Types: Symmetrical, Assymetricsl, Radial

Question 4

Emphasis

Answer 4

-the main idea, the main focus and the thing your eyes see first.
-referring to the focal point of a design and the order of importance of each element within a design.

Question 5

Unity

Answer 5

There is —– if all the elements in a composition work together toward meaning. The artists strives for a sense of self-contained completeness in their artworks. Thus, an important characteristic in a work of art constitutes the means by which —– is achieved.

Question 6

Proportion/Scale

Answer 6

-the size of something compared to what is next to it.
-the visual size and weight of elememts in a composition and how they relate to each other

Question 7

Movement

Answer 7

-visual movement in a work of art that create a sense of action or implied motion.
- —– is controlling the elements in a composition so that the eye is led to move from one to the next and the information is properly communicated to your audience.