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| The principle of art that creates unity by stressing the similarities of seperate but related parts. |
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| The first part of a work to attract the attention of the viewer. |
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| Principle of art that makes one part of a work dominant over the other parts. The element noticed first is called dominant; elements noticed later are called subordinate. |
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| Principle of art concerned with difference or contrast. |
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| Exaggeration and distortion |
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| Deviations from expected, normal proportions. |
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| To shorten an object to make it look as if it extends backward into space. |
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| When figures are arranged in a work of art so that scale indicates importance. |
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| Size as measured against a standard reference. |
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| A line divided into two parts so that the smaller line has the same proportion, or ratio, to the larger line as the larger line has to the whole line. |
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| The principle of art concerned with the size relationship of one part to another. |
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