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BALANCE HARMONY
- a concept of visual equilibrium, and - the visually satisfying effect of
relates to our physical sense of balance. combining similar, related elements;
- It is a compromise of opposing forces in the attractive whole.
one composition that results in visual - All parts of the visual image relate to
stability. and complement each other.
- Harmony can be achieved through
Symmetrical – equal weights on both RHYTHM and REPETITION.
sides - Repetition–repeated use of an element;
Asymmetrical – placement of varying makes visual echo and accent
weight - Rhythm–continuity, recurrence, and
sequence in time and space
EMPHASIS
- The “center of interest” UNITY is (somehow) equivalent to HARMONY
- the focal point but there’s a slight difference.
- Most artists put it a bit off center and
balance it with some minor themes to UNITY–different elements synched with one
maintain interest another.
HARMONY–same elements (usually on repeat)
MOVEMENT synched with one another.
- the visual sense of flow through the
artwork THEMES AND SUBJECT MATTER
- the path where the viewer’s eye takes
through the artwork SUBJECT MATTER is the ‘niche’, the ‘branch of
knowledge’
UNITY - What the concept is all about a
- different elements synched with one - broader topic, for as long as it is
another appropriate to the audience
- all the different elements of an art
synchronizes within the composition THEME is the main idea, the central point,
that gives meaning; also the attractive - What an artist or anyone wants to
whole; visual orderliness communicate with the audience
- Moral lesson of the story
CONTRAST
- arrangements of two or more opposite
elements
Elements of Art and design Types of color schemes
Primary colors- red, yellow, blue Tetradic - rectangle; works best if you let one
Secondary – purple, orange, green color be dominant; has many variations
Tertiary – magenta, vermillion, amber,
chartreuse, teal, violet Square - uses four colors, evenly spaced out (2
blocks); works best if you let one color be
Major color attributes dominant
Technology as media
3D media
1. Sculpture – many works of
contemporary sculptors are usually
found in public places
Techniques in Sculpture
1. Subtraction- cut away or remove
pieces or parts of the material
2. Addition – putting together materials
or assembling the materials
3. Manipulation – also known as
modeling.
4. Substitution – this is known as
casting.
Kinds of sculpture
1. Relief
2. Free standing
3. Constructed
4. Kinetic