Line. Contrast. Texture Challenge
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
Spend at least 5 hours of work into your design that demonstrates an understanding of all 3 concepts
You will be graded on the following:
Spend at least 5 hours of work into your design that demonstrates an understanding of all 3 concepts
You will be graded on the following:
- Neatness, craftsmanship
- Process documentation. 4 images that process your work (these pictures can be turned in a separate google doc OR pasted in your sketchbook)
- Sketchbook work- notes, research on 2 artists, sketches
- If you are a photographer- you need to turn in 12 edited photos - 12 originals and 12 of the edited version
Contrast
is simply defined as difference. Difference between art elements like color, value, size, texture, and so on can intensify the elements used. As a result, the elements used in a work of art can become more powerful. Although contrast is closely related with variety, it is usually considered a principle of art. |
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Contrast through color
Line
is the most basic visual element. Lines can be used to define shapes and figures, but also to indicate motion, emotion, and other elements. Contour lines and hatching In a woodblock print of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by Albrecht Dürer, contour lines — lines that define shapes — are used to mark the outside of all of the elements of the image. The outline of the hat on one of the horsemen, for example, is clearly made by a few black contour lines. This simple device is so effective that it is hard to remember that there is no hat here, only a few black marks on a white page. |
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Mark making and contour line art
Implied lines
We can also look for implied lines. These are not actually drawn, but we can connect the dots (literally or figuratively) to create the lines in our minds. Leonardo da Vinci’s Virgin of the Rocks contains wonderful examples of implied lines. Here, the implied lines are sight lines, which guide us throughout the image. These help us know where to look, and show us what is important in the painting. Follow the gazes of the figures as they look and point at one another. The angel in the red cape to the right looks out at us, and then points at the infant John the Baptist, at the left. He looks at the infant Jesus, who in turn looks back again at him. Above, Mary looks down at Jesus, and also gestures toward him with her hand. |
Lines in Photography
TEXTURE
Texture is one of the elements of art that is used to represent how an object appears or feels. Sculptors and architects can create texture in a three-dimensional work of art by manipulating the surface texture of a piece. Painters can convey the illusion of texture in a two-dimensional work of art to imply how an object or subject matter might feel if it was really touched.
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