1. RHYTHM AND PATTERN

2. PATTERN
• The principle of art that
refers to a two-dimensional
decorative visual repetition.

3. MOTIF
• The individual units that are
repeated in a pattern or rhythm
• Sometimes each motif is the
same, sometimes each unit
varies slightly and other times
the motif changes completely

4. RHYTHM
• The principle of art that indicates and
creates the feeling of movement by the
repetition of one, some or all of the
elements(line,shape,form,texture,value,colo
r)

5. TYPES OF RHYTHM

6. TYPES OF RHYTHM
• RANDOM
-a motif repeated in
no apparent order
or regular spaces

7. TYPES OF RHYTHM
• RANDOM
-a motif repeated in
no apparent order
or regular spaces
• Splashes, cracks,
crowd of people

8. TYPES OF RHYTHM
• RANDOM
-a motif repeated in
no apparent order
or regular spaces
• Splashes, cracks,
crowd of people

9. TYPES OF RHYTHM
• RANDOM
-a motif repeated in
no apparent order
or regular spaces
• Splashes, cracks,
crowd of people

10. TYPES OF RHYTHM
• REGULAR
-has identical
motifs and regular
spacing
• Used to organize
• Parking spaces,
grids,
checker boards

11. TYPES OF RHYTHM
• FLOWING
-created by repeated
wavy lines or curved
shapes.
-there are no sudden
breaks in a flowing
rhythm

12. TYPES OF RHYTHM
• FLOWING
-created by repeated
wavy lines or curved
shapes.
-there are no sudden
breaks in a flowing
rhythm

13. TYPES OF RHYTHM
• FLOWING
-created by repeated
wavy lines or curved
shapes.
-there are no sudden
breaks in a flowing
rhythm

14. TYPES OF RHYTHM
• FLOWING
-created by repeated
wavy lines or curved
shapes.
-there are no sudden
breaks in a flowing
rhythm

15. TYPES OF RHYTHM

16. TYPES OF RHYTHM
• ALTERNATING
-can occur in several
ways:using a second
motif, change place of
motif and change
space between motifs
• Brick work

17. TYPES OF RHYTHM
• PROGRESSIVE
-a change
in the motif each time
it is repeated
• the change is a gradual
one