A Review of the Design Principles

Digital Art 1Drawing & Painting

Movement-A way of combining visual elements (such as lines, shapes, forms, etc…) to produce a sense of action, or implied motion. It creates the look and feeling of action & guides the viewer’s eyes through a work of art.

Vincent Van Gogh, “The Starry Night”, 1889

Umberto Boccioni, “Unique Forms of Continuity in Space”, 1913

Rhythm-A visual tempo or beat. It indicates movement through the repetition of art elements.Often described as alternating, flowing, regular, progressive ,or jazzy.

Willem de Kooning, “Untitled XIII”, 1985

Jackson Pollock , “Autumn Rhythm (Number 30)”, 1950

Contrast-A large difference between two different things.For example; rough & smooth, or black & white.

Joan Miró, “Constellation: Toward the Rainbow”, 1941

Grant Wood , “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere”, 1931

Balance-The way the art elements are arranged to createa feeling of stability in a work. Parts of equalvisual weight.

Georges Seurat, "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte”--1884"

Frank Stella, “Gray Scramble (Single), VIII,” 1968

Emphasis-An area in an artwork that catches and holds theviewer’s attention. It makes one part of a work dominant over the other parts.

Charles Demuth, “Red Poppies”, 1929

Sébastien Bourdon, “The Holy Family”, ca. 1650

Unity-A feeling that all of the parts in an artwork areworking together as a team; the quality ofwholeness.

James Rosenquist, “House of Fire”, 1981

Louis Comfort Tiffany ,Made by Tiffany Studios, ”Stained Glass Window”,

ca. 1902–15

Variety-Using different lines, shapes, textures, colorsand other art elements to create interest in awork of art.

Nancy Doughty , “Quilt, Contained Crazy pattern”,1872

Henri Matisse, “Panel with Mask “, 1947

Proportion- The relation of one object to another in size,scale, amount, number or degree.

Salvador Dali, “The Dream”, 1931

Claes Oldenburg:,’"Free" Stamp’ at Cleveland City Hall, 1991