Principle of Design: Pattern

Patter is a showing of consistency with colors and lines. Pattern is an underlying structure that organizes surfaces and structures in a constant, regular manner.


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Principle of Design: Movement and Rhythm

Movement- the path of the viewer's eye follows throughout an artwork. Movement is caused by using elements under the rules of principle in pictures to give the feeling of motion and to guide the viewer's eye throughout the artwork.

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Rhythm- when one or more elements of design are used repeatedly to create a feeling of organized movement. Rhythm creates a mood like dancing or music.

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Principle of Design: Harmony and Balance

Harmony brings together the composition of with similar units. Here's an example of Harmony from Van Gouh:

Balance is the way which the elements such as lines, shape, and textures, of pieces are arranged. Balance is one of the most useful terms to know in art. Example:

Principles of Art: Variety

Variety is one of the principles of arts. It's the quality or state in different forms or type of arts.

Variety is often use through the use of diversity and change by artists who want to increase their visual interest in work. Hues, Values, Texture, and shapes reflect the artist desire for variety.

The opposite of variety is Unity, but when there is too little variety, the result is monotony, or repetition.

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