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The '''principles of visual art'''  are the rules, tools and/or guidelines that artists use to organize the elements of art in an artwork. When successfully combined with the [[elements of art]] they aid in creating an aesthetically pleasing or interesting work of art.<ref name="sanford">[http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/study/g_art_principles.html Definition from Sanford]</ref><ref name=uen>[http://www.uen.org/u(contracted; show full)

==Proportion==
Proportion is a measurement of the size and quantity of elements within a composition. In ancient arts, proportions of forms were enlarged to show importance. This is why Egyptian gods and political figures appear so much larger than common people. The ancient Greeks found fame with their accurately-proportioned sculptures of the human form. Beginning with the Renaissance, artists recognized the connection between proportion and the illusion of 3-dimensional
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== Movement ==
Movement is caused by using elements under the rules of the principles of art in picture to give the feeling of motion and to guide the viewer's eyes throughout the artwork. In movement an art should flow, because the artist has the ability to control the viewer's eye. The artists control what the viewers see and how they see it, like a path leading across the page to the item the artist wants the viewer's attention focused on.

==Pattern==
Pattern is showing consistency with colors or lines. Putting a red spiral at the bottom left and top right for example, will cause the eye to move from one spiral, to the other, and everything in between. It is indicating movement by the repetition of elements. Rhythm can make an artwork seem active.<ref name=uen/>

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