Principles of Design

In "Kindred Spirits" their are many principles of design. In the painting, their exists unity for example. Their is a sense of oneness, of things belonging together. The aritst also employs analogous colors. Analogous are color that have one color in common. In "Spirits" Cole used greens, blue greens and blue. Visual weight also exist due to the apparent weight in the painting. The hill in which the men are standing draws attention because they are the main focus within the piece. Last is the balance of the painting. An Asymmetrical balance is shown due to, not only the visual heaviness in the painting, but also the dark value of the rocky hills. The rocky hills in the foreground of the picture out weigh the green mountains in the background.
Like the principles of design that exist in "Kindred Spirits", the next painting lihas some similar features. For instance, in "Seated Old Man" the principle of unity exists. First of all the picture is created using one method which is the use of implied lines/ or implied shape. Thier is also unity in the balance of color. The artist only uses on color to create the painting which is a brownish color. Asymmetrical balance is visualized in the picture due to the position in which he sits. Notice, their is more visual weight to the bottom right of the picture and using the implied lines we notice that it leads to the main focal point which is the characters face. The contrast of the characters' clothes compared to his face and the background create emphasis and subordination. This is how the principles of design exist in the two paintings.