HW2 Vocabulary

What is a focal point and list three ways to achieve it? – A focal point is the center of attention in a piece of artwork; it is what grabs your eye immediately. Three ways to accomplish a focal point are, emphasis, contrast, and color. Individually these principles can create a focal point, but if all three were used effectively then the piece of art would be a masterpiece.

List at least three types of rhythm and explain how it can help unify a piece of art? – Three types of rhythm are repetition, alteration, and progression. Repetition unifies a piece of art with a mathematical feel. Math is precise and always unified; when taking that principle and applying it visually, the principle works just the same. Alteration can unify a piece in the aspect that not everything is perfect and for example in jazz music the musicians alternate between different instrument solos, but the rhythm is never lost. Progression can unify a piece of art in the aspect that everything in the world is constantly growing. Everything starts out little and progressively grows. When this applies to a piece of art, the visual flow of big to small and from small to big, creates rhythm.

What is kinesthetic rhythm? – considering a kinesthetic learner is someone who needs to feel objects in their hands to understand principles, I feel like the same principle applies to kinesthetic rhythm. I feel like this is where one needs to be able to feel the lines, shapes, and textures to feel the rhythm. For example a brick wall has a repeating rhythm that one can feel.

What is the definition of a line? – the mark of a moving point, whether curved, straight, or angled.

Contour- the silhouette of a body, shape, or object; that only shows the outline.

 

Gesture – a quick drawing to get the general feel.

Implied line – a line that is seem by the viewer but not necessarily there. This can be created by a

dotted line, or a line that started but faded.

Explicit line – very harsh and thick lines that help represent a shape or figure.

Lost and found line- is line that is not necessarily completely in a picture, however the viewer

recognizes the figure or shape that is not fully constructed. A good example of this would be a person

standing half way in a shadow and half way in the light, you can’t always see the entire body, yet you still know the entire person is there.

Line as direction-  lines can create many different things. Line can show distance in perspective drawings, and lines can show your eyes where to move around a piece of art. It all depends on the placement and content in the picture

Psychic Line- a line of mental or atmospherical connection between two objects in a picture.

Line as texture and pattern- line can create anything, line can create different shapes and a variety of patterns with different techniques. It is all biased on the effect one is going for.