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• Balance


  The weight of objects and their placement in relation to each other
• Balance


  • It's a sense of stability you might feel from elements in alignment
  • It can take three forms: symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial
• Symmetrical balance


  The exact mirroring of objects across an axis
• Asymmetrical balance


  When objects do not mirror each other perfectly, shifting the balance to one side or the other of the axis
• Radial balance


  When objects are distributed all around a central point
• Proportion


  The size of objects in relation to each other, or within a larger whole
• Proportion


  • It can be natural, exaggerated, or idealized
• Emphasis


  When contrast, placement, size, color, or other features are used to highlight one object, area, or other elements of the artwork
• Variety


  A sense of the difference between elements of an artwork – the opposite of unity, or harmony
• Variety adds a sense of chaos to a work, and this is often used to highlight certain powerful emotions
• Unity is used instead, it immediately calms – though this can also lead to being boring
• Harmony


  The use of related elements, such as similar colors, shapes, sizes of objects
• Harmony is one of the most important aspects when it comes to principles of art
• Movement


  The direction your eye takes as you view the work – in what order does your eye travel?
• Rhythm


  The use of regular, evenly distributed elements – they could occur in slow, fast, smooth or jerky intervals
• Scale


  The size of objects in relation to what you'd expect them to be in reality
• Scale


  • Natural scale, diminutive, monumental
• Unity


  The overall cohesion of the work, achieved through grouping of objects
• Repetition


  The pattern itself, a combination of shapes, colors, or other elements recurring across the composition