Principles of composition

Elements of unity
• texture, color, tone direction, Proportion, form and shape, solids and
voids
Texture and pattern
Rough texture - having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or
level
Smooth texture

Concrete wall texture Laminate flooring

Smooth rock tecture

creased paper
Pebble with smooth texture silk
 Solid - firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid
Porous texture-having minute interstices through which liquid or air may
pass.
glass, plastics, metals, and varnished wood

Natural stone Sponge with porous texture

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Coarse- large particles, poor quality, a rough
texture
polished Texture- smooth and glossy
Actual versus implied texture
Proportion
texture
color
tone direction
form and shape
solids and voids
Aspects of unity- Dominance, harmony,
proportion, rhythm, vitality
Dominance
harmony,
rhythm
vitality