Rhythm and Balance

Alternating rhythm - A rhythm that consists of successive patterns in which the same elements reappear in a regular order. The motifs alternate consistently with one another to produce a regular (and anticipated) sequence

Asymmetrical balance - A rhythm that consists of successive patterns in which the same elements reappear in a regular order. The motifs alternate consistently with one another to produce a regular (and anticipated) sequence

Balance by eye direction – connecting figures through the line of their gaze, balancing the piece

Balance by pattern or texture – countering a pattern or texture with it’s visual opposite

Balance by value and color – contrasting values and colors to balance the piece out

Crystallographic balance - Balance with equal emphasis over an entire two-dimensional surface so that there is always the same visual weight or attraction wherever you may look

Imbalance - Occurs when opposing or interacting forms are out of equilibrium in a pictorial composition

Motion – the line of movement in a piece of art

Polyrhythmic structures and contrast - A complex pattern employing more than one rhythm or beat

Progressive rhythm - Repetition of a shape that changes in a regular pattern

Radial balance - A composition in which all visual elements are balanced around and radiate from a central point

Rhythm - An element of design based on the repetition of recurrent motifs

Symmetrical balance – balance along a horizontal or vertical axis

Visual rhythm – repetition of a visual element in a piece of art

All over pattern

Asymmetrical

Balance using Value and color

Imbalance

Scale and Proportion

Contrast of scale - purposely use scale to attract our attention in different ways

Geometry and the Ideal – used in order to figure the scale, Greeks had figured out a idealized proportion for the body

Human scale reference – using ones body to proportion things in a piece of art

Internal proportions – proportioning elements in a piece of art by comparing them with other elements in the piece

Internal references - Scale within a work of art provides meaning, context, and often a clue to how it is made or how we are meant to interpret the image or object

Manipulation scale and proportion – manipulating size to change meaning in a piece of art

Root Rectangles – using rectangles that have proportions such as 1:, 1:, and 1:

Surrealism – using scale and proportion that has no rationality in the real world

The golden rectangle - The ratio of the golden mean can be found in the Fibonacci sequence, a counting series where each new number is the sum of the previous two: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, and so on

Exaggerated scale

Golden Rectangle

Realistic scale and proportion

Surrealism

Color

Achieving balance with color – add an equally weighted aspect with a piece

Analogous - a color scheme that combines several hues located next to each other on the color wheel

Arbitrary color - Artists make choices on the basis of personal preference

Color as emphasis – using contrasting colors to make one item stand out among the rest

Color characteristics - Hue, Value, and Saturation

Color discords – A perception of dissonance in a color relationship.

Color dominance - The dominant color in a composition

Color symbolism - Employing color to signify human character traits or concepts.

Complementary colors - accentuate each other in juxtaposition and neutralize each other in mixture

Cool and warm colors - A color closer to blue on the color wheel, and a color closer to the yellow-to-red side of the color wheel

Emotional color - A subjective approach to color use to elicit an emotional response in the viewer

Hue - A property of color defined by distinctions within the visual spectrum or color wheel. “Red,” “blue,” “yellow,” and “green” are examples of hue names

Intensity - The saturation of hue perceived in a color

Local color - The identifying color perceived in ordinary daylight.

Monochromatic - A color scheme using only one hue with varying degrees of value or intensity

Palettes - the range of colours characteristic of a particular artist, painting, or school of painting

Properties of color - Hue, Value, and Saturation

Spatial properties of color – Contrast, Saturation, Bright/warm colors

Triadic  - A color scheme involving three equally spaced colors on the color wheel

Vibrating colors - Colors that create a flickering effect at their border. This effect usually depends on an equal value relationship and strong hue contrast

Visual color mixing - Placing small units of color side by side so that the eye perceives the mixture rather than the individual component colors

Color Wheel

Color Gradiation

Emotional Color

One color Scheme

Vibrating Colors

Unity and Emphasis

Abstract - A visual representation that may have little resemblance to the real world. Abstraction can occur through a process of simplification or distortion in an attempt to communicate an essential aspect of a form or concept

http://7-themes.com/data_images/out/58/6968055-abstract-cat-art.jpg

 The colors and patterns in the cat's fur are very complex and unrealistic.

Continuation - A visual representation that may have little resemblance to the real world. Abstraction can occur through a process of simplification or distortion in an attempt to communicate an essential aspect of a form or concept

http://cdn1.theinertia.com/wp-content/gallery/rich-morrison-2/rqm4.jpg

 The color and shapes of the water make it look as if the surfer could continue off the canvas.

Contrast - refers to the arrangement of opposite elements (light vs. dark colors, rough vs. smooth textures, large vs. small shapes, etc.) in a piece so as to create visual interest, excitement and drama

http://weareraster.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/apples-contrast.jpg

 The red apple stands out from its complimentary color of the green apples.

Emphasizing whole over parts – The whole of the piece is more of a focal point then its individual parts

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/a9/c9/fa/a9c9fac9d92b2ac7d3cc931c261160e5.jpg

 The set of eyes seen in the picture are created from various smaller pictures of eyes.

Figurative - any form of art that clearly represents an image from the real world

http://dailyartcocktail.com/images/2010/12/figurative-paintings/figurative-paintings-14.jpg

 The man and woman are very uniform of their real life counter parts.

Gestalt - A visual representation that may have little resemblance to the real world. Abstraction can occur through a process of simplification or distortion in an attempt to communicate an essential aspect of a form or concept

http://zupi.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Gestalt..jpg

 The picture shows a skull but the skull is made of  a set of astronauts and the earth.

Grid - A visual representation that may have little resemblance to the real world. Abstraction can occur through a process of simplification or distortion in an attempt to communicate an essential aspect of a form or concept

http://orig05.deviantart.net/a686/f/2011/295/6/a/gir_pixel_art_grid_by_hama_girl-d4dm8nj.png

 The pixellated picture of Gir is made with a grid pattern.

Isolation - An item that stands apart from its surroundings

http://img13.deviantart.net/a00d/i/2012/312/0/a/isolation_by_lordnetsua-d5kci61.jpg

 The man in the hood is isolated in the picture by the frame of flames.

One element – a piece that contains one true element making it the focal point

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7106/7452210288_6e723eb341_b.jpg

 The bird creature is the focus of the picture by contrasting against the black background.

Placement – the position of the subjects in a piece of art

http://orig14.deviantart.net/c08e/f/2009/044/0/5/fall_apart_by_nachan.jpg

 The off-centered placement of the girl brings the eye to her in the corner.

Proximity - A visual representation that may have little resemblance to the real world. Abstraction can occur through a process of simplification or distortion in an attempt to communicate an essential aspect of a form or concept

http://www.lycoming.edu/news/images/2013/09/xu-art-gallery.jpg

 The different elements being so close to one another make them form a single entity.

Repetition - A visual representation that may have little resemblance to the real world. Abstraction can occur through a process of simplification or distortion in an attempt to communicate an essential aspect of a form or concept

http://s3.amazonaws.com/trampt/images/products/000/024/663/Repetition-Ryohei_Hase-Gicle-trampt-24663o.jpg?1324272758

 The repeating of wolf men that occur all through out the piece.

Unity with Variety – multiple objects that come together to form a whole

http://jarmolinski.com/sites/default/files/art/Fantay%20of%20Unity%20II%20by%20Christina%20Jarmolinski%20cvj0254.jpg

 The composition has one design with a variety of color though out it.

Varied Repetition – the same object with different attributes to them in a piece of art

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/9a/86/55/9a8655aacb74459d6ca23e2799930338.jpg

 The squares repeat through out the piece however the size  and orientation of the squares change.

Visual Perception – multiple ways of seeing an object in a piece of art

https://jeffreylim12345.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/2139830-s.jpg

At first glance, I see an eye, but after looking at it a bit, it is really a fish being fished out of a small pond.