The Principles of Design

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The Principles of Design

• for 3D art

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They are

• Harmony
• Variety
• Balance
• Proportion
• Economy
• Movement

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HARMONY/UNITY

• Agreement accord. A union or blend of
  aesthetically compatible components.
• Refers to a way of combining elements of art to
  accent their similarities and bind the parts into
  a whole.
• It is often achieved through the use of
  repetition and simplicity.

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• A way to get people to look at the WHOLE piece,
  instead of having ONE particular area be
  dominant
• Use of LINE/SHAPE leading the eye in directions
  and towards other lines/shapes, and EXTENSIONS

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VARIETY

• refers to a way of combining elements of art in
  involved ways to achieve intricate and complex
  relationships
• Variety is often obtained through the use of
  diversity and change by artists who wish to
  increase the visual interest of their work
• An artwork which makes use of many different
  hues, values, lines, textures, and shapes would
  reflect the artist's desire for variety

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What we want..

• Is a DELICATE balance between HARMONY and VARIETY
• We dont want boring, but we dont want too much
  that just doesnt work together
• Thats the challenge!!!!!!!!!!!!

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BALANCE

• refers to the way the elements of art are
  arranged to create a feeling of stability in a
  work a pleasing or harmonious arrangement or
  proportion of parts or areas in a design or
  composition
• Deal with WEIGHT and DOMINANCE
• THREE types
• Symmetrical - organized so that one side
  duplicates, or mirrors, the other
• Asymmetrical - when one side of a composition
  does not reflect the design of the other
• Radial - based on a circle with its design
  extending from or focused upon its center.

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PROPORTION

• Relationship of the parts to the whole
• Usually dealing with the human figure
• Can also deal with SIZE
• If have a bunch of people in a picture/sculpture,
  and one is larger than the rest, it is said to be
  out of PROPORTION and is given greater importance
  due to its size.

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ECONOMY

• Minimalism, AMOUNT of the mass of the sculpture
• NOT ADDING TOO MUCH knowing when to say when!!!

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MOVEMENT

• Implied - the arrangement of the parts of an
  image to create a sense of motion
• Actual - On the other hand, mobiles and kinetic
  sculptures are capable of actual motion as well

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