Composition

You can now identify all of these visual and compositional elements in any work of art! Take a look at these examples, and try to determine how the artists have used line, color, shape, form, symmetry, balance, proportion and scale, and rhythm to create effective works of art.

I have set up these three pairs of images, so that you can conduct the most classic of all art historical activities: the Compare and Contrast! Look back and forth to see how the qualities of one highlight those of the other.