Notes:

• Unity: Similarity, oneness, or cohesion
• Variety: Difference
• Increase unity by the following:
  • Grouping: By location, orientation, shape, or color
  • Containment: Having a unifying force created by the outer edge of a composition
  • Proximity: The distance between visual units
  • Continuity: Having a fluid connection among compositional parts
  • Repetition: Using the same visual element a number of times
  • Closure: When your minds connect fragmentary information into complete forms
• Increase variety by the following:
  • Line Variation: Using different line diameter and texture
  • Variation in Texture: Smooth vs. textured surfaces
  • Variation in Pattern: Different colors or patterns
• Grid: Series of intersecting lines
  • Matrix: Three-dimensional grid
  • Balance: The even distribution of weight or force among visual unity
• Different types of Balance:
  • Symmetrical Balance: Forms are mirrored on central axis
  • Radial Symmetry: Design elements extend out from a central point
  • Asymmetrical Balance: Equilibrium among visual elements that do not mirror on an axis
• Subordinate Forms: Secondary forms
• Dominate Forms: Primary forms
• Scale: Size of a form compared to human body (Hand-held, human scale, or monumental)
• Proportion: The relative size of visual elements within an image
• Contrast: When two or more forces operate in opposition
• Emphasis: Giving prominence to certain part of a design
• Focal Point: Compositional device used to create emphasis
• Anomaly: Break from the norm
• Rhythm: Organization of multiple repeating elements in a deliberate pattern
• Tempo: Rate of change

• Hue: Referring to a color by its name
  • Monochromatic: One hue
  • Analogous: Colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel
  • Complementary: Based on pair of opposites
  • Triadic: Any three equidistant colors when configured as a circle of hues

Color schemes evolved to simplify the problem of color harmony and to provide a guideline for the discussion of color in art and design

• Hue continuum: contains infinite number of hues
• Value: Relative luminosity
  • Value continuum: contains infinite values
  • Grayscale: Graduated scale of value
• Saturation: Relative purity/ measure of inherent light
  • Saturation continuum: All levels of saturation
  • Prismatic colors: Purity of the hue (as much as possible)
  • Muted colors: Lie outside the prismatic colors
  • Chromatic grays: Subtle or discernable hue
  • Achromatic grays: The inner colors of the color wheel
• You can change a color’s saturation without changing its hue and value, and vice versa
• In 3D art, the surface features and the angle and intensity of light all need to be taken into consideration when looking at colors
• Two distinct kinds of colored objects
  • Forms that are colored materials
  • Forms that have colors applied to them