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| rhythm | the repeating of elements to create a visual illusion of movement. Visual rthym is perceived through the eyes, and is created by repeating positive spaces seperated by negative spaces. There are five types of rthym: random, regular, alternating, flowing, and progresive. |
| movement | deals with creating the illusion of action or physical change in position. Artist use visual movement to control the way a viewer looks at a work of art. |
| balance | the arranging visual elements in a work of art equally. If a work of art has a visual imbalance makes the viewer feel that the elements have been arranged in a satisfying way. The two types of balance are formal (also called symmetrical) and informal (also called asymmetrical). |
| proportion | concerned with the size relationships of one part to the whole and one part to another. |
| variety | concerned with difference or contrast. |
| emphasis | stresses one element or area in a work of art to make it attract the viewer’s attention first. The element noticed first is called dominant; the elements noticed later are called subordinate. |
| unity | allows the viewer to see a combination of elements, principles, and media as a whole. Unity is created by harmony, simplicity, repetition, proximity, and continuation. |
| Woodard | art teacher |
