Ways of combining elements to produce the appearance of movement or a visual beat in artwork.

Using different elements or materials in a work of art to offset unity and add interest to an artwork.

The recurring fragment, theme, or pattern that appears in a work of art

Implied, or the illusion of an action

A dividing line that works like the point of balance in the artwork.

When creating Unity, objects that are closer to each other appear more related

The repetition of elements or combinations of elements in a recognizable organization.

Minimizing other elements in order to bring attention to the focal point.

Unnatural proportions to depict the importance of the figures

A method of applying perspective to an object or figure so that it seems to recede in space by shortening the depth dimensions, making the form appear three-dimensional

An artwork has a physical size; Scale refers to the size of the art object in relation to another object. The relative size of the artwork is always compared to the size of the human body--life-sized, miniature, enormous

Elements move the viewer’s eye through the artwork

Actual Movement, typically sculptural and mechanized

Objects that are closer to each other appear more related