Creative arts

• Unity or harmony


  • Regard to the state of different elements together to create a sense of wholeness in a more. Harmony refers to combination or arrangement of different elements that creates balance
• Variety

  • Including different things like colour, shapes, textures, or subjects in a work of art
• Rhythm

  • Refers to the beat and flow of a piece. It can be created through repetition of shapes, lines, or colours
• Scale and proportion

  • Refers to the size and relationship of objects or elements within a composition. Scale is another word for size. Proportion describes how different parts of a picture are sized
• Space

  • Refers to the area or distance between and around objects in a composition. Space can be positive or negative. Positive space is occupied by objects, negative space is the empty space
• Scale


  Refers to the size of an object or element in a composition. It can be used to show the relative size of different objects, or to create a sense of depth or distance.
• Proportion


  Describes the relationship between the size of different parts of a picture. It is a way to show how the elements in a design relate to each other and to the overall composition. Proportion can be used to create harmony and balance, or to create a sense of tension or imbalance.
• Monologue


  Speech said by one character in a play
• Elements of drama


  • Time
  • Space
  • Characters
  • Language
  • Dramatic tension
• Portrait


  A representation of a person who has lived or is living, generally showing the head and shoulders of a person, can be in any medium
• Portrait


  • Shows the head and shoulders of a person
  • Can be in any medium - a painting, drawing, print, photograph, or sculpture
• Pattern


  The repeated or regular way in which something happens or is done, an arrangement of lines or shapes in which the same shape is repeated at regular intervals
• Pattern


  • Repeated or regular way in which something happens or is done
  • Arrangement of lines or shapes with the same shape repeated at regular intervals
  • Can be thought of as the "skeleton" that organizes the parts of a composition
• Prose


  A form of written or spoken language that is not structured in verse or poetry
• Poetry


  A form of artistic expression that uses language to evoke emotions and convey deep meaning
• Resonance


  The amplification and modification of sound
• Good resonance means the voice is full, rich, deep and powerful
• Prose


  A form of written or spoken language that is natural and rhythmic
• Poetry


  A form of artistic expression that aims to convey deep meaning
• The difference between poetry and prose is that poetry has more rhythmic value
• Ritual


  A ceremony made up of a set of actions that are performed mainly for symbolic value and are stylised and repeated
• Cultural practices


  Customs, traditions or actions which are practised and repeated within a particular culture or ethnic group
• Ritual


  • Communicates information
  • Educates, influences and glorifies
• Shape


  A two-dimensional area (flat) with a recognisable boundary
• Form


  A three-dimensional shape with height, width and depth; also refers to the illusion of depth in a two-dimensional work
• Types of shapes


  • Organic (from nature with irregular outlines)
  • Inorganic (machine-made with rigid/geometric outlines)
• Positive shape


  The real shape of the space or background
• Negative shape


  The space that surrounds the positive shape
• Types of geometric shapes

  • Circles
  • Rectangles
  • Squares
  • Triangles
• Organic shapes


  Shapes from nature with irregular outlines
• Concial breathing


  Concentrating on and being aware of every breath
• Neutral posture


  A posture that is free of tension and does not reflect a particular personality
• Active relaxation


  What you experience when you tense and release the tension in each muscle in turn
• Passive relaxation


  When you clear your mind and concentrate on breathing to release the tension in your body
• Poor posture


  Makes breathing difficult, restricts and shallows breathing, reduces energy supply to vital organs
• Breathing deeply means our bodies are supplied with enough oxygen to replenish our brain and other vital organs
• Neutral posture is a comfortable, natural position where your body is properly aligned