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PRINCIPLES OF ART PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN A set of criteria which are used to explain how the visual elements are arranged in a work of art. PATTERN The visual arrangement of elements with a repetitive form or intelligible sequence. Joaquin Sorolla, Bacchante, 1886 PATTERN notan design Nota...

PRINCIPLES OF ART PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN A set of criteria which are used to explain how the visual elements are arranged in a work of art. PATTERN The visual arrangement of elements with a repetitive form or intelligible sequence. Joaquin Sorolla, Bacchante, 1886 PATTERN notan design Notan is a Japanese term which literally means “light dark harmony“ James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Whistler's Mother, 1871 BALANCE The distribution of visual weight of objects, colors, texture and space. Asymmetrical Symmetrical Radial ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE Efim Volkov, Seascape, 1895 EMPHASIS A way of using elements to stress a certain area in an artwork. George Henry, River Landscape By Moonlight, 1887 CONTRAST Everything in art. It could be achieved by presenting one area as different in size, color, texture and shape. TEXTURE CONTRAST A contrast between smooth and textured. COLOR CONTRAST A contrast between light and dark, saturated and dull or complementary colors (hue contrast) Joaquin Sorolla, Father Jofre Protecting A Madman, 1887 DETAIL CONTRAST A contrast between areas of detail and more bland areas. Rudolf von Alt, View Of Ragusa, 1841 SHAPE CONTRAST A contrast between different shapes (rectangles and circles). Willart Metcalf, Early Spring Afternoon, Central Park, 1911 INTERVAL CONTRAST A contrast between long and short intervals. Isaac Levitan, Oak Grove, Autumn, 1880 HARMONY Refers to how well all the visual elements work together in a work of art. Claude Monet, Water Lilies, 1908 UNITY Refers to some kind of connection between all the visual elements in a work of art. George Henry, Noon, 1885 VARIETY Refers to the use of differing qualities or instances of the visual elements. Tom Thomson, Maple Saplings, 1917 Lake Keitele, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1905 MOVEMENT The path the viewer’s eye takes when looking through the work of art. Joaquín Sorolla, Sea And Rocks - Javea, 1900 Frederick Judd Waugh, Breaking Surf Vincent van Gogh, Starry Night Over The Rhone, 1888 PROPORTION The relationship between the sizes of different parts in an artwork Giovanni Boldini, A Guitar Player, 1873  THE RULE OF THIRDS Used by visual artists to create compositions that meet the requirements of a good design.  THE RULE OF THIRDS Used by visual artists to create compositions that meet the requirements of a good design. THE RULE OF THIRDS 7 DA VINCIAN PRINCIPLES THE SEVEN DA VINCIAN PRINCIPLES Curiosity. Approaching life with a heightened level of wonder and continuous search to know and learn more THE SEVEN DA VINCIAN PRINCIPLES Dimostrazione. The commitment to test knowledge and to persist in this task, which includes experiencing both success and failures in the undertaking. THE SEVEN DA VINCIAN PRINCIPLES Sensazione. Experiencing life through refinement of the senses. THE SEVEN DA VINCIAN PRINCIPLES Sfumato. “going up in smoke” It is accepting life's paradoxes and uncertainties. It is knowing and realizing that not everything has a cause and effect and that events happen that even logic cannot explain. THE SEVEN DA VINCIAN PRINCIPLES Arte/Scienza. Finding balance between art and science or logic and imagination. THE SEVEN DA VINCIAN PRINCIPLES Corporalita. Taking care of one's body. Ensuring that healthy habits are practiced and sustained. THE SEVEN DA VINCIAN PRINCIPLES Connessione. Realizing that all things are connected. It is discovering patterns in the way things work and how things and lives work out. Interconnectedness is seeing how events in the past led to the present state of affairs.