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Elements and Principlesof Art Design
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The Elements of Art

• Line
• Shape
• Form
• Value
• Texture
• Colour
• Red Nose Studios

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line

• A graphic symbol an artist uses to express an
  idea, represent an object, suggest a mood, etc.
• Saul Steinberg

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shape

• The structure of an object that has two
  dimensions.
• Piet Mondrian

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Form

• The structure of an object that has three
  dimensions
• Rene Magritte

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Value

• Light and Dark.
• Picasso

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texture

• The surface quality of an object, both visual and
  tactile.
• Ron Awchuk

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colour

• Made of hue (colour) and intensity (vivid/dull).
• Willem DeKooning

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Principles of Organization

• Harmony
• Pattern
• Variety
• Balance
• Proportion
• Emphasis
• Movement
• Economy
• Contrast
• Unity
• Sam Weber

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Harmony

• The agreement or complement of visual elements
• in a composition.
• Edgar Degas

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Pattern

• The repetition of elements.
• Doug Panton and

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variety

• Variety gives a composition interest and vitality
  
• by varying elements.
• Kate Lemay

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balance

• Balance is a feeling of visual equality.
• Balance can be symmetrical, asymmetrical or
  radial.
• Anita Kunz

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Proportion

• The size of an object in relation to another.
• Anita Kunz

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Emphasis

• Emphasis creates (a) focal point(s) for the
  viewer through
• size, color, texture, and shape.
• A design lacking emphasis will be monotonous.
• Marcos Chin

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Movement

• Movement in a composition guides the viewers eye
  through the work utilizing design elements.
• Marcel Duchamp

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Economy

• Economy emphasizes significant element(s) in a
  composition. The viewer is not bombarded by
  unnecessary information.
• Clemente Botelho

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contrast

• Contrast is an abrupt, unexpected change in a
  visual element. By juxtaposing elements an artist
  can create a sense of depth.
• Jillian Tamaki

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Unity

• In a unified work of art, all the parts come
  together to form a whole. An artist achieves
  unity by balancing all the aspects (elements and
  principles) of the composition.
• Georges Seurat