Emphasis and Focal point is a technique used to grab viewers attention, it also helps the viewer look closer.

"DeviantART: More Like Emphasis - Isolation by ~W1ZK1D." DeviantART: More Like Emphasis - Isolation by ~W1ZK1D. W1ZK1D, n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.

Isolation- An item that stands out or is seperated from its surrounding will be easily noticable. A kind of placement.
This examples shows emphasis using isolation by seperating one egg from the others.

"Rockwell Speech - Some Basics - WetCanvas." WetCanvas RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.

Placement- Where items are in relation to the format and each other can effect emphasis.

In the famous painting, "Rockwells Speech" is praised for the main focus. The artist creates emphasis using placement by placing a man standing up in a seated crowd in the middle also against a dark background helps the subject stand out to the viewer.

"R O N I N." R O N I N. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2013.

Contrast- The point of emphasis by contrast is to create maxium visibility, the stronger the contrast is the more noticable the element is.

In the film, Sin City, uses a achromatic color scheme with a bold red creating emphasis on blood, lips, the title, and the girls dress above.

Individual objects being seen as a whole in unity. Unity is oneness.

"The Private Library." 'The Private Library' N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.

This image shows proximity by putting the only men standing up in darker value clothes right next to each other.

Proximity- Putting unrelated objects close together so they appear like they belong is how one creates proximity. Proximity is the easiest way to achieve unity and is popularly used.

"J&O ART STUDIO COLOGNE." J&O ART STUDIO COLOGNE. Oleg Dyck, n.d. Web. 13 Feb.

This example shows repetition by repeating the color white, white horses, and white birds.

Repetition- By repeating elements (it could be anything: lines, shapes, color, ect.) one can create unity.

 2013."Pop Art By Harmony Nicholas." Redbubble. Harmony Nicholas, n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.

The example shows a varied repetion by repeating the same design, but using various colors to create unity with variety.

Varied Repetition- Using a repetition of (shape, line, color, ect.) to create unity, but with variety.



Color- When light strikes an object, color is reflected back the the eye. Red, Green, and Blue are the primaries to the addictive color system, which when all three colors are combined it makes white light. Red, Yellow, and Blue are the primaries to the subtractive system, the refers to pigments and dyes.

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Color Discord: is the OPPOSITE of color harmony, uses colors from different parts of the color wheel that clash together to create emphasis.

Teal clashes with the orange and red-orange. Teal is not related to either color, lacking color harmony. The color discord is mild so it's exciting rather than unpleasant.

"Twodressesstudio: Split Complementary Color Exercise." Twodressesstudio: Split Complementary Color Exercise. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2013.

Color Harmony- Color relationships based on grouping like complimentary colors, analogous colors and triad colors.

The color harmony is made in this image by using the split compliment color relationship between red, yellow-green, and blue-green.

"Gianni A. Sarcone - E-cards to Send." Gianni A. Sarcone - E-cards to Send. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2013.

Vibrating Color- Colors with equal value and high hue contrast literally vibrate or flicker at the border. This effect is usually conflicting and difficult for the eye to stare at. Vibrating color is stronger with reds more than greens and blues.

The picture above definitely vibrates, almost gives me a headache staring at the image too long.



Value- the term for light and dark.

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Value Emphasis- Creates a focal point within a composition by creating high contrast with light and dark.

There is a noticable high contrast in the girl's face and chest being illuminated by candle light and the other elements in the compostion. Value was used to create the focal point(girls chest and face).

"Danielle Boudet Fine Art." Danielle Boudet Fine Art. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Feb. 2013.

Value in Aerial Perspective- In aerial perspective, value helps create the space between objects by giving closer objects high value and lessing the value the farther the objects go.

The farther the cherries are the less value there is. If all the cherries had as much value as the first closest cherry, there wouldn't be a sense of space.

"Welcome to Foundations in Art." Welcome to Foundations in Art. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2013.

Cross hatching- builds value by layering series of lines over each other to suggest form or value.

This still life has various values made by the thickness and closeness of the lines, the spaces that have no lines at all easily show the highlights where light is being most reflected. The shadows have dark thick lines very close together.