Principles of Composition

Principles of Composition

1. Arrange

2. Organize

3. Pleasing

   • Viewer
   • Artist

4. Structure

   • Layout
   • Subject presentation

5. Viewer's eye

   • Wander
   • Return
     • Focal point

6. Eighth Principles

   • Unity
     • Yes!
       • Belong together
     • No!
       • Awkward...
       • Stuck on
       • Out of place
   • Balance
     • Symmetrical
       • Calm
     • Assymmetrical
       • Unease
   • Movement
     • Arrangement
       • Figures
       • Objects
     • River
   • Rhythm
     • Beat
     • Shapes
     • Colour
   • Focus
   • Contrast
   • Pattern
     • Lines
     • Shapes
   • Proportion
     • Big/Small
     • Near/Far

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