Movement
is the suggestion or illusion of motion in a painting, sculpture, or design. For example, circles going diagonally up and down from right to left could show that the design moves up and to the right or down and to the left
Pattern February 14, 2008
Pattern
is simply keeping your design in a certain format. For example, you could plan to have wavey lines all around your design as a pattern, but then you must continue those wavey lines throughout the design for good patterns. It wouldn’t look good if suddenly you stopped all the wavey lines and drew a picture of a dog
Balance February 14, 2008
Balance
means keeping your design like a pattern. A balanced pattern would be if you had a border on your pattern in black. Unbalanced would be if approximately one-third of the border was orange and the other two-thirds in pink. To keep your design balanced, make your measurements as accurate as possible. Keeping your design symmetric is a good technique for good balance, but not necessarily the best for all types of designs
Colour February 14, 2008
Colour
refers to specific hues and has 3 properties, Chroma, Intensity and Value. The color wheel is a way of showing the chromatic scale in a circle using all the colors made with the primary triad. Complimentary pairs can produce dull and neutral color. Black and white can be added to produce tints (add white), shades (add black) and tones (add gray).
Emphasis February 14, 2008
Emphasis
is given to an area within the design because that area is meant to be seen or is more important to be noticed when compared to other places of the design. For example, your design might be to have white parallel lines going up and down. In the center of this design, you could have a circle. This circle would be a part on the design that is emphasized.
Line February 14, 2008
Line
defines the position and direction of the design. If you have lines or shapes that seem to be running horizontally, then the design would seem like it’s running in a left and right line. Make sure your design identifies some sort of line so that the human eye can recognize which side is the top of the design or on which side the design is suppose to start with interest
Form February 14, 2008
Form
is similar to the idea of shape. Form is the structure of your design and how everything in the design looks like it’s meant to go together. If the form is well planned and then carried out, it almost guarantees your design in black and white will be a success.
Texture February 13, 2008
Texture-refers to the properties held and sensations caused by the external surface of objects received through the sense of touch. Texture is sometimes used to describe the feel of non-tactile sensations. Texture can also be termed as a pattern that has been scaled down (especially in case of two dimensional non-tactile textures) where the individual elements that go on to make the pattern not distinguishable
Shape February 13, 2008
Shape -refers to the external two-dimensional outline, appearance or configuration of some thing – in contrast to the matter or content or substance of which it is composed.
