ART RHYTHMS PRINCIPLES & ELEMENTS IN DESIGN COMPOSITION : Use Rhythms & Patterns to Create Interest in Drawings

Drawing with Rhythm

The word rhythm is here used to signify the power possessed by lines, tones, and colors, by their ordering and arrangement, to affect us, somewhat as different notes and combinations of sound do in music. And just as in music, where sounds affect us without having any direct relation with nature, but appeal directly to our own inner life

Drawing Decorative and Ornamental Art

Decoration relates to the production of beauty in art, in which the first principle to be considered is symmetry—the equal balance of two halves. The second principle is repetition. There is so much rhythm and patterns in decorative / ornamental art.

How To Paint - Simplify Patterns and Visual Rhythm

When a system of marks are placed next to one another in a repetitious pattern, it creates a visual "rhythm". This keeps the eye moving around the painting and can help add excitement or playfulness to the finished painting.

Principles of Art/Design : Rhythm and Pattern

The page here provides terms with visual examples to the steps in the process. Start simple and work with each of the seven elements of visual art and design - line, shape, form, space, value, texture, color. Use one step and vary elements. Combine steps and keep the elements the same. Go crazy until you either run out of time or you have found the perfect solution. You will probably run out of time, but you will also have a very good solution as a result. Perhaps not perfect, but better than you would have reason to expect.

Rhythm : Basic Principles of Design - Nearly anything in a Web design can be repeated to create a rhythm to your designs. You can repeat a headline multiple times for emphasis, repeat an image across the top of your design, create a patterned background with repetitive elements, or repeat a style throughout the pages of your site to provide consistency.