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Symmetry.

Asymmetrical

Equilibrium

Bilateral

Radial

Informal

Eye direction.

Symmetry.

Asymmetrical

Equilibrium

Bilateral

Radial

Informal

Eye direction.

Chapter 5. Radial balance - a compostion in which all visual elements are based around and radiate from a central point. Here the petals of the flower radiate out from the center.

Chapter 5. Asymmetrical balance - balance achieved with dissimilar objects that have an equal visual weight or equal eye attraction. The first two pictures give a sense of balance because both left and right side objects are the same size even though they are different shapes. Informal balance - a less obvious form of balance because the subjects are not uniform. In the picture of the New York skyline both sides of the image have the same visual weight but every subject is different.

Chapter 5. Bilateral symmetry - balance with respect to the verticle axis. The first picture of the Petronas Twins shows unity in balance. The second picture of the Taj Mahal is still and gives no illusion of motion. It is static.

Chapter 5. Equilibrium - visual balance between opposing compositional elements.

Chapter 5. Balance - the equilibrium of opposing or interacting forces in a pictorial composition. This painting - Cosmic Tree of Life by Sue Wookey - shows the opposing forces of night and dayand how they connect.

Group lab.

Chapter 3.

Emphasizing the whole over the parts. Using all elements in a design to draw attention to the whole rather than the parts.

Chapter 3.

Emphasis can be achieved by using a single element to create a dominate or visually overwhelming focal point.

Here the diamond is the most dominating object in the image, becoming the main focus.

#Leibish.com Dimond Blog

Chapter 3.

Emphasis by Placement - emphasis of a part of a design through the location on the object.

In this pic the eye is drawn to the empty circle formed by the pencils.

#http://www.nanozine.org/emphasis-by-placement-in-art.html

Chapter 3.

Emphasis by Isolation - the focal point becomes a stand alone object when the other elements in a design are grouped together.

Here the acorn becomes emphasized because it is isolated from the rest and is the center of focus.

#http://www.dfiles.me/emphasis-by-isolation-art.html

Chapter 3.

Emphasis by Contrast. This idea focuses on the element that contrasts with a design rather than continuing it. In The picture above the lone blackberry contrasts with the surrounding raspberries therefore becoming the focus of the picture.

#http://www.wallpaperup.com/119894/berries_raspberries_blackberries.html

Chapter 3.

Focal Point. A compositional device emphasizing a certain area or object to draw attention to the piece and to encourage closer scrutiny of the work.

In the photo above all the pencils are blurred except for one creating a strong focus on the single un-blurred pencil.

#Nick ODC Focal Point

Design Elements - The Point. The point is the smallest most basic design element.

The painting above “Hummingbird Hunt”, shows how points can be used together to create designs. The technique above is called Pointillism.

“Even though there is only one point or mark on a white blank page, it can catch our sight. If there are two points, we will make a connection and see a line. If there are three points, it is unavoidable to interpret them as a triangle; the mind supplies the connections. These are called as grouping, or gestalt. Gestalt is the fundamental tool the designer or artist uses to build a coherent composition.”

#Painting by Candra Gunawan #Quote from Yanjoo Park

The illusion of motion is used to convey motion where no physically exists. There are many ways to imply motion. Lines, shapes, and colors are all used to give the illusion of motion. Even stillness is an example of motion. Many forget that old photograph required the figures to sit still for long periods of time, so all that motion was captured in a single moment.

#Savanna Sawyers #Shutterstock #Gizmodo.com #Golubkov Family

Chapter 2.

Narrative Artwork - Art that tells a story, either a a moment in an ongoing story or as a sequence of events unfolding over time.

Narrative gives a design a back story and makes it interesting and relatable to your audience.

#Otoh Gunga City #Star Wars #Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

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