| A | B |
|---|
| Composition | organization of art elements |
| Rhythm | movement or pattern |
| orthogonals | iagonal lines that can be drawn along receding parallel lines to the vanishing point. |
| Balance | the equal distribution of visual weight in a work of art |
| symmetrical balance | elements of composition are repeated exactly on both sides of a central axis |
| Renaissance | means "born anew" in the Middle Ages |
| asymmetrical balance | visual balance achieved through the organization of unlike objects |
| focal point | an element that contrasts with the rest of a composition |
| proportion | size relationships among the parts of a composition |
| perspective | creating an illusion of depth |
| linear perspective | perspective founded on the visual phenomenon that as lines recede into the distance, they appear to converge and eventually vanish at a point on the horizon |
| contrast | creates interest to the eye through different colors, values, shapes, sizes, lines, or textures |
