Visual arrangement

The governing compositional concept is visual hierarchy: contrast and detail should guide the eye toward the focal subject. Simplifying the surrounding brush texture reduces competition, while selected clarity on the subject preserves emphasis. Option A is correct. Blurring the subject weakens the focal point, equal texture removes hierarchy, and black lines across the painting create more distraction rather than resolving it.

The governing compositional concept is unity through repetition and relationships. Different techniques can coexist when they share selected qualities such as stroke direction, colour harmony, rhythm, or mark size. Option B creates links without destroying variety. Adding unrelated techniques increases fragmentation, one flat colour removes useful variety, and changing the size alone does not establish a visual relationship among the marks.