Chapter 5 Keywords

5. Sixe in relation to some "normal" or constant size.
7. Descriptive of a design in which the two halves of a composition on either side of an imaginary central vertical axis correspond to each other in size, shape, and placement.
8. Size relationships between parts of a whole, or between two or more items perceived as a unit; also the size relationship between an object and its surroundings.
9. Separate parts working together in a composition.
11. The apparent "heaviness" or "lightness" of the forms arranged in a composition, as gauged by how insistently they draw the viewers eye.
13. The organization of lines, shapes, colors and other art elements in a work of art. More often applied to two-dimensional art.
14. In Hinduism and especially Buddhism, a diagram of a cosmic realm, from the Sanskrit for "circle".
15. The organization of visual elements in a work of art.

1. The representation of more important figures as larger than less important figures.
2. The visual pattern created by repeated shapes, elements, colors and movements.
3. How artists and designers add complexity to their work using visual elements.
4. A means of balancing a composition based on items emerging equally in all directions from a central point.
5. The technique artists use to de-emphasize certain elements in a work of art to make certain the main subject stands out.
6. The distribution of the visual weight of objects, colors, texture, and space.
10. Not Symmetrical
12. The principle of creating a centered interest in an artwork.