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| The balance of unequal art elements in an artwork; also called INFORMAL BALANCE |
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| The variation of any art element or art concept in a repetitious visual structue |
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| The use of a minimal amount of visual information in art or design |
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| To repeat any art element or concept in order to unify a design |
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| Lines that are suggested but do not physically exist, such as an axis, eye line, or continuation...For example a dotted line. |
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| A comparative relationship of parts in term of size.. |
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| Formal balance, which is perfect balance vertically, horizontally or diagnally along an axis. In a symmetrical composition, the elements of the composition are perfectly equal. |
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| The apparent lightness or heaviness in a composition. Visual weight can be created with color and design elements. |
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| Illusionistic or actual force; more generally the sense that parts of a compostion are using its visual elements to threatening change, striving to meet or repel each other, or to alter their shape or location. Can create an uneasy, or disturbing feeling, or add interest and excitement to a composition. |
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| That shape or space surrounding the figure, which appears as background or a field upon which the figure sits. |
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