Illusion of Space: There are different ways to turn something flat into something that appears to have depth and be 3 demensional. Forshortening, overlapping, vertical location, aerial (or atmospheric) perspective, and linear perspective are some different ways to create depth or space. Here are some examples!


"Just a Wallflower." Just a Wallflower. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013.

Forshortening- A tool used to distort an object into looking shorter than the oject really is.

I really like this example of forshortening, the girl is obviously distorted. Her hand is larger than anything because her hand is the closest to the viewer.


"Perspective by ~thiagospyked on DeviantART." Perspective by ~thiagospyked on DeviantART. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013.

Linear Perspective- In linear perspective all the object converge on the horizon line and disappear into the vanishing point. There's one point(one vanishing point), two point(two vanishing points), and three point(three vanishing points). In some cases there's even multi-point perspective.

This is specifically one point perspective, but it's easy to see where the horizon line is and how the train and other objects disappear into the vanishing point.



"SINsations - The Seven Deadly Senses: Monocular Cues: Let's Explore Some In Depth (pun Intended)." SINsations - The Seven Deadly Senses: Monocular Cues: Let's Explore Some In Depth (pun Intended). N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013.

In aerial or atmospheric perspective the close up objects have more value, color and contour and the farther objects go the more they fade or blur out.



"Marie C Green: Paintings." Marie C Green: Paintings. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013.

Overlapping- creates depth by positioning objects over one another.

We see that the girl outlined in black is behind the man outlined in red, because he overlaps her.

Illusion of Motion- There are also different ways to give a figure or object that is still, some movement. These are different devices used, figure repeated, figure cropped, blurred outlines and fast shapes, multiple image, and afterimage.


"Heather Ryerson's Blog." Heather Ryerson. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013.

Figure repeated- used a lot in comic books, figure repeated is best described as a story board.


"130 Kellen Fleener." : 45-Illusion Of Motion by Blurred Outline. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013.

Blurred Outline- the figure is moving so fast that the outline is lost or blurred.


Www.robdaly.com. Robert Daly, n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013.

Cropped Figure- Another device used a lot in comic books, cropped image is exactly what it sounds like, there is a part of the figure cropped to enhance movement.



Shape- Also called form, is a visually precieved area enclosed by other elements of art like line, color, texture, value, ect.

Garvin, Sheri. "Cat and Mouse." Behance. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2013.

Figure and Ground- The positive and negative spaces. Ground being the negative and figure being the positive.

If you look at only the negative space you can spot out a cat and looking at only the positive space we see mice, hence the name cat and mouse.

"Non Objective Hoopla." Nonobjective. Nimr0dsdaughter, n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2013.

Nonobjective- Not a specific object or form that is recognizable.

Naturalism, Idealism, Distortion

Naturalism- Naturally looks like a refrence.

Idealism- A idea of what perfection is, enhanced version of naturalism

Distortion-An alteration of the natural shape.

"William Bliss Baker." Google Images. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2013.

This is an example of naturalism, just a painting of kids playing in hay.

"Belly Dancer in Sydney - Belly Dancing Ideas." Belly Dancer in Sydney - Belly Dancing Ideas. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2013.

This is a painting of Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of love and beauty. Being one of the most beautiful Goddesses, she is a good example for idealism.

Penny Arcade." Forums. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Jan. 2013.

My example of distortion shows a goldfish stretched narrowly out of proportion.



Pattern is a repeated design, pattern can imply a texture, but texture itself has the sense of touch that pattern doesn't have.

NFG! Digital image. We Heart It. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Jan

Tactile Texture- Tactile texture uses material to create a pattern or surface that can be touched.

Above is a great example of how to create texture that can be touched, not just implied.

"Visual Communications." Design, Texture 9-A. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2013.

Implied Texture- You aren't able to actually feel the texture, but you can see it.

In my example, the pattern implies a scaly texture, but unlike the bird you can't actually feel the texture.

 

"Obscene Jester." Review. Web log post. 'Obscene Jester' N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2013.

Verisilimitude- To create something true or believable.

Line

Line is a point set in motion that has multi-purposes. Line can show shape, form, variety, emphasis, it can set a mood or feeling.

"Implied Line by ~chalice29 on DeviantART." Implied Line by ~chalice29 on DeviantART. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2013.

Implied Lines- are a set of lines or points that the eye tends to automatically connect (connect the dots).

Above is a dancer, even though only some of her body is drawn you can easily vision what the rest of the dancer looks like by visually connecting the lines.



"Amazing Graphics By Vladimir Shorokhova." Bigpicturein RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2013.

Contour Lines- can be the outline or outside edge of a form.

In my example of contour lines, you can see that the artist mainly uses lines for the form of the woman, rather than any detail. This is definitley specifically a contour drawing.



Guillory, Rob. "Chew (comics)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 17 Jan. 2013. Web. 17 Jan. 2013.

There are two psychic lines in the comic cover art above, 1. The man making eye contact towards viewer and 2. The gun pointing towards the viewer.

Psychic Lines- a mental connection between two points or elements. (ex. two people making eye contact with one another.)

Zebra byGibson, Andrew. "Design Principles And Elements: Lines In Graphic Design." Delta Designz. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2013.

Gesture Lines- "free spirit" lines, shows movement or motion.

The lines in the photograph move with the body and the position of his pose all emphasizing the movement in "Zebra".