CRITICAL STUDY in ART and DESIGN (DCC 2084)

Understanding Principles of design.

    

   The principles of design are the recipe for a good work of art. The principles combine the elements to create an aesthetic placement of things that will produce a good design.

• Pattern
• Emphasis
• Variety
• Unity
• Balance
• Rhythm&Movement
• Proportion

Pattern

 Repetition of the element of art.

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Emphasis.

Focus - Main idea what "grabs" your attention.

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Variety.

An assortment of lines, shapes, colors, and other elements of art in art work looks complete.

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Unity.

How element work together, fit together, so the art works look completed.

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Balance. 

(symmetrical)

Same design on both sides of a mid line.

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(asymmetrical)

A balance that is not even.

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(radial).

 Type of balance based on a circle with its  design extending from center.

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Rhythm&Movement.

A regular repetition of the element  of art  to create a sense  of rhythm  and movement.

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Proportion.

How parts fit together to make a whole - Size relations

(includes scale, monumental, miniature, exaggeration).

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