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Principles of Design
The Rules
of Art
Principles of Design
The principles of design describe the way artists organize or arrange the work of art.
Often called compositionThe Principles are: balance, emphasis,
contrast, movement, pattern and unity
Balance:
Symmetrical: (mirror image)Asymmetrical: (not symmetrical)Radial: (a focus on the center, like a bicycle wheel)
Symmetrical balance:Mirror imageequal on each side
Asymmetrical balance
James McNeill Whistler Arrangement in Grey and Black: The Artist's Mother, 1871, oil-on-canvas
Radial design in a Mandela: The Love union of Goddess and God, by Jack Haas
Emphasis:What is the main
area of focus? To make your design
stand out use bright
color or use more
detail to show emphasis.
What has Mary Cassatt
done to create emphasis?
Contrast:Artists try to create visual interest to make their
work as exciting as possible.
Contrast tone: Black shape on white background
Contrast colours(complementary)
Contrast texturesVan Gogh used
strong contrastingcolours and
textures
Movement: Create the illusion of movement. Repeat and
overlap the shape.How have artists conveyed a sense of
movement in their art? How might you create a sense of movement in
your design? Your design might be falling, jumping or emerging…
MM MMovement
Peter Paul Rubens: Lion Hunt,1616, oil on panel Look at the spiral movement in Ruben’s painting
Pattern: Artists repeat a motif (shape or image)to
show pattern.
Antiqued Celtic Maze
Wedding Band
Unity: Unity means all parts work together.Unified shapes are circles, figure eight,
spirals ETC. Have a shape repeat to form a circle or a
spiral.
Vincent van Gogh “The Starry Night” June 1889. Oil on canvasUnity of colour and brushstrokes