| A | B |
| Balace | The way an artwork is arranged to make different parts seem equally important. |
| Emphasis | Importance given to certain objects or areas in an artwork. |
| Proportion | The relation of the parts of an artwork to each other and to the whole. |
| Pattern | Repeated colors, lines, shapes, forms or textures in an artwork. |
| Rhythm | The repetition of elements such as lines, shapes, or colors that creates a feeling of visual motion in an artwork. |
| Unity | The quality of seeming whole and complete, with all parts looking right together. |
| Variety | The combination of elements of art, such as line, shape or color to provide interest in an artwork. |
| Symmetrical Balance | A type of balance in which both sides of an artowrk look the same or almost the same. |
| Asymmetrical Balance | The type of balance in which the two sides of an artwork look equally important even though they are not alike. |
| Radial Balance | A type of balance in which lines or shapes spread out from a center point. |
| Monumental artwork | Artworks that are of larger then life proportion. |
| Minature artwork | Artworks that are smaller then life proportions. |
| Regular Rhythm | Rhythm in an artwork created by repeating the same element such as shape, without variation. |
| Alternating Rhythm | Rhythm created in an artwork by repeating two or more elements on a regular, interchanging basis, such as triangle-circle, triangle-circle, triangle-circle. |
| Progressive Rhythm | Rhythm created in an artwork by showing regular changes in a repeated element, such as a series of circles that progressively increase in size from small to large. |
| Dominance | The way an artwork shows emphasis in which one lement or object in the composition being the strongest or most important part of the work. |
| Contrast | A technique for creating emphasis in an artwork by using intensity, the brightness or dullness of a hue. |
| Focal Point | A way to show emphasis in an artowrk in which an artist sets an element apart from the others to set up a center of interest. |