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Balance- Similar to balance in physics. |
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Color- Also called Hue. |
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Line- The linar marks made with a pen or brush or the edge created when 2 shapes meet. |
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Contrast- Opposite colors on the color wheel |
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Direction- Horizontal, vertical or oblique. |
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Dominance- Gives a painting interest, counteracting confusion and monotony. |
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Gradation- Of color from warm to cool and tone from dark to light will cause the eye to move along a shape. |
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Harmony- Visually satisfying effect of combining similar, related elements. |
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Repetition- With variation is interesting, without it repetition can be monotonous. |
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Shape- A shape is a self contained defined area of geometric or organic form. |
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Size- Size is simply the relationship of the area occupied by one shape to that of another. |
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Texture- Surface quality of a shape, rough, smooth, hard, glassy, etc. |
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Value- The lightness or darkness of a color. |
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Unity- Relaxing the design elements to the idea being expressed in a painting reinforces the principal of unity. |
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