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Lesson 3b

The document discusses key principles of visual arts, including balance, proportion, movement, rhythm, emphasis, unity, and harmony. It explains how these elements contribute to the overall composition and viewer engagement, highlighting techniques for capturing attention through size, color, contrast, and arrangement. Various types of unity are also described, emphasizing the importance of both harmony and variety in creating cohesive artwork.

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Lesson 3b

The document discusses key principles of visual arts, including balance, proportion, movement, rhythm, emphasis, unity, and harmony. It explains how these elements contribute to the overall composition and viewer engagement, highlighting techniques for capturing attention through size, color, contrast, and arrangement. Various types of unity are also described, emphasizing the importance of both harmony and variety in creating cohesive artwork.

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FUSION

OVERLAPPING
GRAFFITI
GRAFFITI
GRAFFITI
DIGITAL ART
DISTORTION
THE SCREAM BY
EDVARD MUNCH
THE PERSISTENCE OF TIME BY SALVADOR DALI
BALANCE
¤ Sense of stability
¤ distribution of weight or the
apparent weight of the piece

vFormal/Symmetrical – two
sides of the composition are the
same: split either horizontally
or vertically
BALANCE
vInformal/Asymmetrical –
two sides of the composition
are different, but visually
weigh the same; split either
horizontally or vertically
BALANCE
vRadial – the design is
arranged around a
central point in all
directions
PROPORTION/SCALE
§Proportion – size relationship of
the individual elements within the
composition
§ Scale – size of the composition to
a constant; large scale work of
art will be visually imposing to
the viewer
PROPORTION/SCALE
¤ Thepath the viewer’s eyes follow
MOVEMENT and is created through diagonal
or curvy lines, elements extending
To prevent a composition from beyond the picture plane, the
feeling stagnant and to keep texture of marks on the page, and
the viewer engaged changing values
RHYTHM
§Takes movement a step further
§denotes a type of repetition used to either to
demonstrate movement or expanse. For instance,
in a painting of waves crashing, a viewer will
automatically see the movement as the wave
finishes (Gustlin & Gustlin, 2020)Irregular and
regular rhythms
EMPHASIS
§When one area or element of a
composition is dominant and commands
attention
§Creates a sense of importance and draws
the viewer’s eyes towards what you deem
the most significant
UNITY/VARIETY
§Unity - the principle of art that gives an artwork a feeling of “oneness”
(Hurst, 2018); conveys a sense of completeness, pleasure when viewing the
art, cohesiveness to the art, and how the patterns work together brings unity
to the picture or object.
§Variety – the complement to unity and is needed to keep an artwork
interesting
TYPES OF UNITY
§ Harmonious Unity. It results from the combination of identical
qualities or invariable patterns.
TYPES OF UNITY
§Contrasting Unity. It is the opposition of the various elements and forms
within the balance and unity of the whole work.
TYPES OF UNITY
§Progressive Unity. It is the richness of integration that can be transmitted
either simultaneously as in the visual arts or successively as in the progressive
movements of melodies in songs (Panizo & Rustia, 1969).
HARMONY
§Creates cohesiveness by stressing the similarities of the distinct elements of a
composition
§Colors relate according to color theory principles, textures are consistent across
the composition, and balancing the organic and the geometric shapes
WAYS OF CATCHING ATTENTION IN VISUAL ARTS
§Size. It is a large object which dominates over a smaller object.
WAYS OF CATCHING ATTENTION IN VISUAL ARTS
§Color. It is the striking colors that are easily noticed.
WAYS OF CATCHING ATTENTION IN VISUAL ARTS
§Contrast and Diversity. Attention can be focused on something unusual or
different.
WAYS OF CATCHING ATTENTION IN VISUAL ARTS
§Position and Arrangement. The way or manner in which the objects are
arranged or placed can be used for greater emphasis.

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