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  2. Composition (visual arts) - Wikipedia

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    For example, a work of art is said to be aesthetically pleasing to the eye if the elements within the work are arranged in a balanced compositional way. [10] However, there are artists such as Salvador Dalí who aim to disrupt traditional composition and challenge the viewer to rethink balance and design elements within art works.

  3. Formal balance - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Formal balance, also called symmetrical ...

  4. Pictorialism - Wikipedia

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    Pictorialism is an international style and aesthetic movement that dominated photography during the later 19th and early 20th centuries. There is no standard definition of the term, but in general it refers to a style in which the photographer has somehow manipulated what would otherwise be a straightforward photograph as a means of creating an image rather than simply recording it.

  5. Visual weight - Wikipedia

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    The visual weight and the balance of a figure inserted in an image can be determined using the lightness of the figure, the lightness of the ground and their sizes and positions interactions in the composition visual. We establish that an image is totally balanced when the resultant force is located in the geometric center of the image.

  6. Outline of drawing and drawings - Wikipedia

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    Principles of art – set of guidelines of art to be considered concerning the impact of a piece of artwork, in combination with the elements of art. [1] [2] They are movement, unity, harmony, variety, balance, emphasis, contrast, proportion, and pattern.

  7. Golden triangle (composition) - Wikipedia

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    Example of Golden Triangle method on a painting. Compositional elements fall within the triangles. The golden triangle rule is a rule of thumb in visual composition for photographs or paintings, especially those which have elements that follow diagonal lines. The frame is divided into four triangles of two different sizes, done by drawing one ...

  8. Register (art) - Wikipedia

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    The Ghent Altarpiece, an early 15th century polyptych panel painting Tomb of Philip the Bold, built between 1384 and 1410. In art and archaeology, sculpture and painting, a register is a horizontal level in a work that consists of several levels arranged one above the other, especially where the levels are clearly separated by lines.

  9. Elements of art - Wikipedia

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    Elements of art are stylistic features that are included within an art piece to help the artist communicate. [1] The seven most common elements include line, shape, texture, form, space, color and value, with the additions of mark making, and materiality.