Introduction to graphic design:

What role does harmony play in a composition?

Both during and after the painting session the artist can re-visit all aspects of balance, texture, space, form, color, line, and movement, to judge if they have a pleasing composition.

This check list will eventually become second nature to the artist but will be well worth the effort if learned and understood for their meanings and practical applications. Paul Cezanne was correct when he said that harmony occurs when the artist has established important working relationships between all the elements of art and design. Sometimes one may feel uneasy about a painting, not realizing what is missing or what is perhaps wrong. The answer is usually in the design aspects of the composition or the way the color management is handled and is not harmonious or pleasing to the artist’s eye. To correct this the artist can go through their check-list. ‘Balance, texture, space, form, color, line, and movement".