Use the secrets visual artists use to make paintings successful! These are:
There is a main focal point for the eye. The eye is led around the picture to keep the eye in the picture. Usually there are multiple focal points, one being the most dominant, followed by another and another of less and less dominance.
moderation, nothing overpowering; big attention- getters closer to center, little attention-getters closer to edges.
opposing forces used to strengthen each other
one element gradually changes
uniqueness of elements
similarities
the entire design looks like it goes together.
Use of the directions vertical, horizontal, and oblique to guide your audience's eyes.
The amount of time that it takes for the viewer to "solve" the picture. (Finding just the right amount of mystery and clues will make it just right.)
proportions, perspective, large and small
primary: circle, square and equilateral triangle.
secondary: ovals, curved shapes, rectangles, trapezoids, uneven triangles
tertiary: mixtures of shapes
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Line: dots, long or short, thick or thin, and inferred lines.
Use the space you have effectively. Create the illusion of 3-Dimensional Space
Degrees of Light & Dark from Black, through all shades of Grey, to white.
Color Wheel Coloring Worksheet
Analagous: Next to each other on the color wheel
Complimentary: Opposite each other on the color wheel
Split Complimentary: The two colors on either side of the color opposite the first color on the color wheel
Roughness, softness, silkiness, hardness, smoothness, etc. (3-D or illusion of it in 2-D).