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| A much more effective technique is to place them in the upper or lower third of your frame |
in which the composition is balanced due to the contrast of any of the elements of art. For example, a large circle on one side of a composition might be balanced by a small square on the other side
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You want your painting to feel unified such that all the elements fit together comfortably. Too much unity creates monotony, too much variety creates chaos.
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| Curved lines tend to represent nature as well as confusion and busyness |
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:is the uniform repetition of any of the elements of art or any combination thereof. Anything can be turned into a pattern through repetition
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A bird's-eye view is an elevated view of an object from above, with a perspective as though the observer were a bird
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Symmetrical in which both sides of a composition have the same elements in the same position, as in a mirror-image, or the two sides of a face.
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| created by movement implied through the repetition of elements of art in a non-uniform but organized way. |
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lines can represent calmness and tranquility whereas vertical lines tend to have more of a grandeur effect
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In a two dimensional composition diagonal lines are also used to indicate depth, an illusion of perspective that pulls the viewer into the picture-creating an illusion of a space that one could move about within.
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· A worm's-eye view is a view of an object from below, as though the observer were a worm; the opposite of a bird's-eye view
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Leading lines refers to a composition technique whereby the viewer's eye is attracted to lines that lead directly to the principle subject in the image.
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