Texture

Definition

Refers to the surface quality or "feel" of an object, such as roughness, smoothness, or softness. Actual texture can be felt while simulated textures are implied by the way the artist renders areas of the picture.

Hans Hansen

Martha Rosler

Josef Sudek

Hans Hansen

Hans Hansen

Unity

Definition
Seen in a photograph, drawing or painting when all the parts or elements of the image equal a whole. Your work should not appear disjointed or confusing.

Diane Arbus

Sally Mann

Henri Cartier Bresson

Gary Winogrand

Color

Defintion

Is an element of art with three properties

1) Hue, the name of the color, e.g. red, yellow, etc.

2) Intensity or the purity and strength of the color such as bright ness or dullness

3) Value, or the lightness or darkness of the color.

Zuzanna Smolarkiewicz

Edward Burtinsky

Sarah Moon

Edward Burtinsky

Repetition

Definition
An element that occurs over and over again in a composition.
Can repeat the element in a consistent pattern.
Can repeat the element in a variation of the pattern.

Hans Hansen

Andre Kertesz

Andre Kertesz

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