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Monday – Begin principles of Design
Tuesday – Finish principles of design, perspective,
media, process, and subject matter
Wednesday – The Cost of Fine Art
Thursday – Art Criticism/Aesthetics discussion
Friday – Review game/extra credit opportunity
Monday – Unit Test
Tuesday – Friday – “What makes fine art” writing
module
Friday – Binder check
Balance
Principle of Design
concerned with
equalizing visual
forces, or elements, in
a work of art. If a
work has visual
balance, the viewer
feels that the
elements have been
arranged in a
satisfying way.
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Equal on both sides
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Unequal on both sides – adds visual appeal
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Rotates around a radius
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Paintings can be close to
symmetrical and still be
balanced – the result is a
more interesting work.
How does the painting
here achieve approximate
symmetry?
Repetition
Technique for
creating rhythm
and unity in which
a small idea or
single element
appears again and
again.
Rhythm
The Principle of Design
that indicates
movement by the
repetition of elements
or objects. Visual
rhythm is perceived
through the eyes and is
created by repeating
positive spaces
separated by negative
spaces.
Pattern
The Principle of
Design that refers
to a twodimensional
decorative visual
repetition. A
pattern has no
movement and
may or may not
have a rhythm.
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Motif (the unit that is repeated in visual
pattern)
Motif repeated in no apparent pattern, with
no regular spaces.
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Identical beats or motifs with equal amounts
of space between them.
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Add a second beat or motif
Change placement or content of original
motif
Change spaces between beats or motifs
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Repeating wavy lines
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Change in the beat
each time it is
repeated – a steady
change with the
beat different each
time it appears
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Contrast
Technique for
creating a
focal point by
using
differences in
elements.
Movement
The Principle of
Design used to
create the look
and feeling of
action and to
guide the
viewer’s eyes
throughout the
work of art.
Emphasis
Principle of
Design that
makes one
part of a work
dominant
over the
other parts.
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Focal point – The first part
of a work that attracts your
eye
Harmony – Creating unity
by stressing the similarities
of separate but related
parts
Proportion
Principle of
Design
concerned
with the size
relationships
of one part to
another.
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Artists can also use exaggeration, distortion
and scale
How artists add interest to works of art, designs,
advertisements, etc.
 Transition – moves the eye from one part to another
 Gradation –
shading of colors
that create a sense
of space or
distance
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The principle of design associated with the
arrangement of the elements of art to create a
coherent whole
Combination of similar colors, lines, shapes,
etc.
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Balance
Repetition
Pattern
Contrast
Rhythm
Movement
Emphasis
Proportion
Variety
Unity
John Constable, View on the Stour Near Dedham, 1822. Oil on
canvas, 51 x 74 inches
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