Lines of Repetition Guide the Viewers Eye through the Frame

by Douglas Hoffman on November 16, 2015

The water streaming down the rocks create a series of lines that blend together to draw the eye through the scene.
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Lines that repeat are an element of image design that help guide the viewers eye through the frame.

repetition in design

Once you start thinking about lines that repeat, they seem to be everywhere…….

Repetition of design as a compositional element

                                            Repetition of design as a compositional element

While on a workshop we will look for diagonal lines, vertical lines, horizontal lines, and converging lines which are lines that ben like an arch way, then use the lines in our composition and image design.