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Art Composition and Design Principles Explained

Learn about composition, design principles, movement, repetition, rhythm, contrast, unity, and balance in art. Explore how elements work together to create visual impact and interest.

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Art Composition and Design Principles Explained

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  1. SPACE SHAPE FORM LINE TEXTURE COLOR VALUE THE ART ELEMENTS The Seven Building Blocks of Art “South Seneca Falcons Love To Celebrate Victories”

  2. What isCOMPOSITION?

  3. The Six DESIGN PRINCIPLES • Movement • Repetition and Rhythm • Contrast • Unity • Balance • Emphasis

  4. MOVEMENT How the viewer’s eyes move through the artwork, usually leading to the FOCAL POINT.

  5. Notice how your eyes move around the form of this sculpture.

  6. Movement by LEAD-IN LINE

  7. Movement by PSYCHIC LINE

  8. Movement by ACTUAL LINE

  9. How does your eye move through this artwork?

  10. How does your eye move through this artwork?

  11. REPETITION and RHYTHM How the art elements are REPEATED in an artwork to CREATE UNITY and VISUAL RHYTHM.

  12. Repetition of LINE, SHAPE,and COLOR

  13. Repetition of TEXTURE and LINE

  14. Repetition of VALUE and FORM

  15. RHYTHM is the visual FLOW of the elements in an artwork.TYPES OF RHYTHM: • Legato • Staccato • Alternating • Progressive

  16. LEGATO Rhythm – smooth and flowing

  17. LEGATO Rhythm – smooth and flowing

  18. STACCATO Rhythm – choppy with abrupt changes

  19. STACCATO Rhythm – choppy with abrupt changes

  20. ALTERNATING Rhythm – creates a pattern

  21. ALTERNATING Rhythm – creates a pattern

  22. PROGRESSIVE Rhythm – a repeating change from big to small, thick to thin, high to low, etc.

  23. PROGRESSIVE Rhythm – a repeating change from big to small, thick to thin, high to low, etc.

  24. What type of REPETITION and RHYTHM do you see in this artwork?

  25. What type of REPETITION and RHYTHM do you see in this artwork?

  26. CONTRAST The amount of DIFFERENCE in an artwork.

  27. TYPES OF CONTRAST: • High • Low

  28. HIGH Contrast – dramatic and eye-catching

  29. LOW Contrast – subtle and soothing

  30. FUNCTIONS OF CONTRAST: • Create Interest • Create Emphasis • Create Feeling

  31. Many ELEMENTS can be CONTRASTED in an artwork.

  32. Contrast VALUES

  33. Contrast SIZES

  34. Contrast LINES

  35. Contrast COLORS

  36. Contrast SHAPES

  37. Contrast TEXTURES

  38. UNITY How to create a sense of “ONENESS” or togetherness in an artwork.

  39. WAYS TO ACHIEVE UNITY: • Continuation • Proximity • Repetition

  40. Notice how the SHAPE and VALUES of the plates and pie slices are CONTINUED, REPEATED, and placed in close PROXIMITY to one another to create a sense of “ONENESS” in this artwork.

  41. How is UNITY shown in this artwork?

  42. How is UNITY shown in this artwork?

  43. BALANCE How the art elements create equal or unequal VISUAL WEIGHT.

  44. TYPES OF BALANCE: • Symmetrical • Asymmetrical • Radial • Crystallographic

  45. SYMMETRICAL Balance same on both side; equal visual weight

  46. SYMMETRICAL Balance

  47. SYMMETRICAL Balance

  48. ASYMMETRICAL Balancedifferent on each side, but with equal visual weight

  49. ASYMMETRICAL Balanceby VALUE and COLOR:A SMALL DARK area will balance out a LARGE LIGHT area.

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