Principles of Art

The principles of design are...

• how the artist used the elements of art

• not related to the elements of art

• are rules to make artists follow strictly

• a science thing

Pattern is...

• scribbles on a page

• not used in art

• an orderly repetition of an object

• a chaotic artistic composition

Contrast is...

• not real

• differences that are accentuated in an artwork

• the same thing over and over

• when everything looks the same

Balance is...

• when someone weighs more than someone else

• drawing on only one side of a page

• uneven images

• distribution of equal visual weight, can be asymmetrical or symmetrical

Repetition is...

• using repeating shapes, images, colours, etc. to create a feeling of rhythm

• using all different shapes without repeating

• drawing nothing

• when an artwork is balanced

Emphasis is...

• when nothing stands out in the drawing

• something in the background we don't notice

• the part of an image that our eye is drawn to first

• not an art principle

Movement is...

• the way our eyes wander through a piece either directed or implied

• when you swing your paper around

• impossible to achieve in art

• only in performance art

Harmony is...

• only in music

• the way the elements work together in a piece, visually satisfying

• chaos

• when nothing goes together

Proximity is...

• not real

• only when things are close together

• when objects are stacked on top of each other

• the placement of objects in a work, either near or far

Rhythm is...

• repetitive movement that creates visual flow in an artwork

• only in music

• when things don't flow well or repeat to create appeal

• when things look disorganized and choatic in an artwork