movement and emphasis
TRANSCRIPT
MOVEMENT AND
EMPHASIS
• Visual movement is used by artists to direct viewers eyes through their work, most often to a focal point or focal areas (A.K.A. the center of interest).
• Movement is directed along lines, edges, shapes and colors.
• Your eyes naturally follow these lines and edges that you see in drawings, paintings, sculpture, architecture and nature.
MOVEMENT
• Used by artists to create an area of dominance or focus in their art. Emphasis also controls the sequence in which parts of the artwork are noticed.
EMPHASIS
• Emphasizing an Element-this element dominates the entire work
Emphasizing an Area-one area is dominant over the others creating a ‘focal point’ or ‘focal area’
TYPES OF VISUAL EMPHASIS
Focal Point or Focal Area-the most important part of the work or the first part of
the work to attract the attention of the viewer
TECHNIQUES TO CREATE EMPHASIS
• Using the Rule of Thirds ensures good placement of a focal point
RULE OF THIRDS
LOCATION
• Placing an element that contrasts(is different) with the rest of the work
CONTRAST
• One object or a few objects are placed alone or apart from similar objects
• This draws attention to the isolated object or objects
ISOLATION
• An object that looks out of the ordinary or is very different than other objects will draw attention and become the focal point
UNUSUAL
• When many elements in a work point to one area or object, that becomes the focal point
• Also can be achieved with people looking in a certain direction
CONVERGENCE