What is a focal point and list three ways to achieve it?

A focal point is a specific element that is accented or highlighted in a design. It is the power and strength that make a design work. 

Three ways to achieve this:

• emphasis by contrast
• emphasis by isolation
• emphasis by placement

List at least three types of rhythm and explain how it can help unify a piece of art?

- rhythm in motion can help achieve unity in a piece of artwork because it involves movement in the layout, organization, and settlement of shapes. It unifies the shapes or elements in a design or piece of artwork by connecting them in what can be many different ways. 

- alternating rhythm can helps create unity because it is a sequence of shapes the appear in a certain order which creates a pattern.

• progressive rhythm helps achieve unity because it too, involves the repetition of some sort of element. Instead of just a shape appearing and reappearing, progressive rhythm appears in a more regular way. It is achieved with a variation of shapes, colors, texture, tone, value, and many more. 

What is kinesthetic rhythm?

kinesthetic rhythm is when we look at a piece of artwork and actually feel something in our senses. It should remind us of something by our remaining four senses: touch, sound, taste and smell. 

What is the definition of a line? 

A line is something that has no sides (height or width.) It is when we create the first mark and set it in motion; it starts movement and we create the first dimension in a design or piece of artwork.

Contour:  lines that create an outline or a some sort of profile telling us about the form or an element or elements. These lines are just outlining the edges of objects

Gesture: lines that do not stay within the edges of an object. They move within and across the object to suggest movement and density. 

Implied line: a disguised or concealed line that is created by positioning a series of marks so the eye connects and can move freely across a page. 

Explicit line: lines that create an apparent meaning or definition of form. They become more clearly and sharply defined  so that the eye is drawn to certain shapes or parts of shapes. 

Lost and found line: a form is acknowledged by sharp, explicit or distinct lines while other lines seem to simply disappear. 

Line as direction: the direction of a line can convey mood. It can also indicate activity, movement, or rest. For example, horizontal lines suggest rest, vertical suggest an activity, and diagonal suggest movement. 

Psychic Line: there is no actual real line, but we sense and feel a line, mentally connecting things together. 

Line as texture and pattern: Textures and patterns are created with lines; the placement, thickness, harshness, softness and direction of strokes and line create these.