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3 things unity can be achieved through

• repetition of objects

• similar color choices

• shapes and geometry of composition

• through contrast

line of reference around which a form or composition is balanced

balance with respect to vertical axis

the overall arrangment and organization of visual elements on the two-dimensional surface

balance with equal emphasis over an entire two-dimensional surface so that there is always the same visual weight or attraction wherever you may look

a composition in which all visual elements are balanced around and radiate from a central point

unoccupied area or empty space surrounding the objects or figures in a composition

the area that contains the main subject or objects of the artwork

the use of similar, but not exact, symmetry on either side of a central axis

a term derived from psychology that refers to perceiving the whole as more than simply the sum of its individual parts