Art grd 9 exam

• The principles of design are simply ways in which the elements of design are organized to obtain unity
• These principles need to be considered as they are used by an artist to create a desired effect
• BALANCE is the overall visual weight of a composition. Without it, the composition looks awkward and unstable.
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• CONTRAST is an abrupt, unexpected change in a visual element.
• Artists can create contrast through VALUE, COLOR, TEXTURE, and SHAPE
• Emphasis..As a composition develops an artist may decide to stress certain elements of the design over others to create a FOCAL POINT.
• The eye of the viewer will focus on the area of EMPHASIS or center of interest first, then take in the rest of the composition.
• An artist creates emphasis through size, color, texture, and shape
• HARMONY is a way of combining elements of art to accent their similarities and bind the picture parts into a whole
• CONTRAST, and HARMONY work together to give UNITY.
• MOVEMENT in a composition guides a viewer1s eye through the work, usually to a FOCAL POINT
• An artist arranges parts of an image to create a sense of motion by using lines, shapes, forms, and textures, or by combining elements of art to produce the look of action.

     
• Rhythm is the regular repetition of elements of art to produce the look and feel of movement
• An artist creates movement in illustration by repeating colors, shapes, lines, or textures.
• An artist achieves unity by balancing all the aspects of the composition. One way to achieve unity is repetition through color, shape, and texture. By grouping objects closely together, you create proximity , which unifies a composition.
• Contour drawing is any drawing in which the lines represent the edge of a form , shape or space.
• Blind contour drawing is a drawing

  exercise, where an artist draws the contour of a subject without looking at the paper
• Blind contour drawing is a drawing

  exercise, where an artist draws the contour of a subject without looking at the paper