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Rva Lesson 3

The document discusses the principles of visual arts, including balance, pattern and rhythm, emphasis, and perspective. It describes three types of balance - symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial. Pattern is the repetition of elements while rhythm relies on variety. Emphasis can be created through contrast, isolation, location, or making something unusual. Perspective includes linear perspective with one-point, two-point, and three-point views, and aerial perspective where distant objects appear lighter, cooler, and less detailed.

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Rva Lesson 3

The document discusses the principles of visual arts, including balance, pattern and rhythm, emphasis, and perspective. It describes three types of balance - symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial. Pattern is the repetition of elements while rhythm relies on variety. Emphasis can be created through contrast, isolation, location, or making something unusual. Perspective includes linear perspective with one-point, two-point, and three-point views, and aerial perspective where distant objects appear lighter, cooler, and less detailed.

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RVA LESSON 3

TOPIC: Principle of Visual Arts


The principles of art represent how the artist uses the elements of art to create an effect and to help
convey the artist's intent.

1. BALANCE - refers to the visual weight of the elements of the composition. It is a sense that the
painting feels stable and "feels right."

TYPES OF BALANCE:
a. Symmetrical Balance - If Paulinavera1992 – WordPress.com

you fold an image in half


and it is the same on
both sides it has
symmetry, it is
symmetrical.

b. Asymmetrical Balance - If
you fold an image in half
and it is not the same on SYMMETRICAL BALANCE ASYMMETRICAL RADIAL BALANCE
both sides it has asymmetry, it is asymmetrical.

c. Radial Balance - the elements radiate out from a central point. Elements are repeated evenly
both vertically and horizontally from the axis lines.

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2. PATTERN AND RHYTHM
Pattern – is a continuous repetition of exactly the
same element, figure or design in an artwork.

Rhythm - is created by movement implied through


the repetition of elements of art in a non-
uniform but organized way. It is related to
rhythm in music. Unlike pattern, which
demands consistency, rhythm relies on
variety. PATTERN RHYTHM

3. EMPHASIS - when the artist creates an area of the composition that is visually dominant and
commands the viewer's attention. This is often achieved by contrast.

Ways to Create Emphasis:

a. Contrast – can be done by selecting contrasting colors, absence of


color, or using complementary color.

Complementary colors are arranged across from one


another on the color wheel. Isolated color is a color found in only
one spot in a composition. Similar to isolated color but more severe,
a single- color note in an otherwise colorless artwork draws our
eyes to it.

b. Isolation - Isolation is a straight-forward way to ensure the “main


character” of a picture is noticed. Place an object of emphasis
outside of a grouping and you will force your audience to take notice
of it.

Look at the drawing of coins below. The large pile of coins


on the left may be worth more than the single coin on the right, but
the coin on the right seems more important simply because it is
isolated from the rest.

c. Location - Placing important objects or people near the center of a


canvas will add to their emphasis.

Using a bulls-eye as an example, the location of a


compositional element contributes to our feelings about emphasis
as well. The bulls-eye on a dart board is in the center for good
reason. All things being equal, a viewer will look at the center of a
composition first.

d. The Unusual - A fun way to create emphasis in a composition is to


have one element stand-out because it is so different – a round
object among angular shapes, a line of people with one facing the
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the person with the head of a fly just pops-out and demands your attention.

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e. Blurring– emphasis is also achieved when the background or other
elements are blurred or unsharpened.

In the given picture, the red rose was emphasized with the
color and the blurred foreground and background of white roses.

4. PERSPECTIVE - Perspective refers to the “point of view”. The most common perspective are Linear
and Aerial perspective.

a. Linear Perspective - This perspective leads the eyes to a vanishing point that disappears
deep into the image. The lines leading to the vanishing point created by the rails are called
orthogonal. Three basic types of perspective -- one-point, two-point, and three-point -- refer to
the number of vanishing points used to create the perspective illusion.

- 1-point perspective consists of a single vanishing point and recreates the view when one side
of the subject.
- 2-point perspective uses one vanishing point on either side of the subject.
- 3-perspective works for a subject viewed from above or below. Three vanishing points depict
the effects of perspective occurring in three directions.

1-POINT PERSPECTIVE 2-POINT PERSPECTIVE 3-POINT PERSPECTIVE

b. Aerial or Atmospheric Perspective – is the effect that the


atmosphere has on the tone and color of a landscape when it is
viewed over a distance.

Aerial perspective can be demonstrated by a mountain


range in which the mountains in the distance appear lighter in
value and a bit cooler, or bluer, in hue. Because of the increased
layers
of atmosphere between the viewer and objects in the distance, objects that are farther away
also appear to have softer edges and fewer details.

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