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    The document provides an overview of key art principles including emphasis, movement, space, rhythm, scale, proportion, contrast, balance, repetition, and variety. It lists terms that describe different visual techniques within each principle such as focal point, blurred, curved, three dimensional, open, prominent, and meandering. Overall, the summary outlines fundamental elements of visual composition and design that artists consider when creating two and three-dimensional works of art.

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    The document provides an overview of key art principles including emphasis, movement, space, rhythm, scale, proportion, contrast, balance, repetition, and variety. It lists terms that describe different visual techniques within each principle such as focal point, blurred, curved, three dimensional, open, prominent, and meandering. Overall, the summary outlines fundamental elements of visual composition and design that artists consider when creating two and three-dimensional works of art.

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    Art principles


    Emphasis (Focal point) Movement Space


    Hierarchical Dominant Blurred Straight Two dimensional
    Order Feature Broken Vertical Three dimensional
    Sequence, Eye catching Controlled Singular Closed
    Importance Evenly distributed Curved Multiple Open
    Prominent Uneven Diagonal Angular Distorted
    Leading lines Distant Freehand Fuzzy Flowing Flat
    Close up 
 Horizontal Jumping Free
    Implied Dancing Geometric
    Interrupted Static Heavy
    Meandering Staggering Isomorphic
    Patterned Smooth Massive
    Sharp Nebulous
    Rhythm Open
    Organic
    Linear Distorted
    Slow motion Soft
    Smooth
    Fast motion Swelling

    Scale Proportion Contrast


    Large Broad Out of proportion Free Actual Sandy
    realistic Geometric Simulated Shiny
    Small Modest Bumpy Smooth
    exaggerated Heavy Corrugated Soft
    distorted Isomorphic Flat Sticky
    Miniature Accurate
    elongated Massive Fuzzy Tacky
    Surrealist Organic Muted Velvety
    Grand To scale Rough Wet
    Unnatural Soft
    vibrant Sharp
    Enlarged Not to scale Exaggerated Swelling
    Loose
    Hard

    Balance Repetition (pattern) Variety


    Contrasting Subtle Continuous, Geometric
Flowing
    Symmetrical Vertically balanced sporadic 
Disjointed
    Asymmetrical Centre monotonous Unorganised
    Radial
 Justified left even Organised
    Dynamic Justified right Repetition
 Unnatural

    Unity
    Stable
 Unified Irregular Natural
    Formal Disjointed Motif
 Fast

    Traditional Horizontally balanced Moving Slow

    Proportional 
 Broken
 Organic

    Still


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