Art and History of Floral Design - Final

Both Harmony and Unity have to do with the _______________ effect.

• overall

• color

• texture

• proportion

Floral Designer

• describes the characteristic manner of construction of floral art by a floral designer

• An artist that follows guidelines to communicate the idea that is being conveyed through the floral art design.

• a verb, meaning to plan and carry out a project in a skillful way.

• the complete and artistic unit.

Style

• verb, meaning to plan and carry out a project in a skillful way.

• an artist that follows guidelines in order to communicate the ideas that is being conveyed through the floral art design.

• the characteristic manner of construction of floral art by a floral designer.

• asking design questions and coming up with design solutions.

Composition

• The complete and artistic unit

• the overall effect

• asking design questions and coming up with design solutions

• looking at the work of other designers

A couple of questions you might ask yourself concerning harmony of your floral art are (more than one answer)

• What am I going to have for dinner?

• Do added accessories enhance the theme?

• What mood and theme is needed?

• What colors do I want to use?

Unity

• asking design questions and coming up with design solutions.

• the eye level that the composition will be viewed

• the distance that the composition will be viewed

• means that the whole composition must be predominant over its individual parts.

The best way unity can be expressed is through (more than one answer)

• Proximity

• Mood

• Repetition

• Transition

Repetition is

• placing the flowers close together with varying textures, sizes, shapes, and colors.

• a gradual change from one element to another.

• an element of the floral arrangement is repeated throughout the design to relate the parts to each other and to the whole.

• "Variety is the spice of life."

Balance and Proportion are closely related in that if (more than one answer)

• proportions are not right balance usually is not right.

• balance is off then usually proportions are off.

• color is off then balance and proportions are off

• using roses everything is off

Balance consists of two types of balance (more than one answer)

• physical

• free form

• art de co

• visual