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

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.

Curved lines tend to represent nature as well as confusion and busyness

:is the uniform repetition of any of the elements of art or any combination thereof. Anything can be turned into a pattern through repetition

A bird's-eye view is an elevated view of an object from above, with a perspective as though the observer were a bird

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. 

lines can represent calmness and tranquility whereas vertical lines tend to have more of a grandeur effect

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.

·     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

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.