In which condition will shape alignment create a visual path?

When shapes lead the viewer's eye step by step to the main subject

Shape alignment means placing shapes in an intentional order or direction. If each shape helps guide the eye toward an important subject, the viewer’s attention can travel through the composition step by step. This creates a visual path and can strengthen focus, movement, and organization. The path may be straight, curved, diagonal, or gradual, but the arrangement must provide some readable direction rather than appearing accidental.

Option A is correct because it describes shapes leading the viewer’s eye in sequence to the main subject. Shapes scattered randomly in every direction are less likely to create one clear path; they may produce confusion or general movement instead. Hidden shapes or no visible shapes cannot guide vision at all. Thus alignment is not merely placing objects near one another. It is a deliberate visual arrangement that controls attention and supports the focal point.

This is a Class 9 Art Education question. Chapter: Elements of Art. Topic: Shape.