Subject
Grade
Concept/Content
visual arts elements, principles, and image design strategies to create mood and convey ideas, including but not limited to:
- elements of design: line, shape, space, texture, colour, form, value
- principles of design: pattern, repetition, balance, contrast, emphasis, rhythm, movement, unity, variety, proportion, harmony
- image design strategies: elaboration, simplification, magnification, reversal, fragmentation, distortion
Elaboration
describes lightness or darkness
the planned use of visual elements to achieve a desired effect
the arrangement of one or more elements to give a sense of equilibrium in design and proportion (e.g., radial, symmetrical, or asymmetrical)
the combination of pattern and movement to create a feeling of organized energy
deliberate control of the viewer’s visual path across a work (e.g., a strong diagonal thrust of a colour)
a sense of oneness created by the relationship among the elements (e.g., colours and lines that work together)
the relationship in size of parts, to a whole, and to one another
components of the visual image relate to, and complement each other
keywords
value
principles of design
balance
rhythm
movement
unity
proportion
harmony