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| the subject matter, story, or information |
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| purely visual aspect; manipulation of elements |
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| What is the difference between form and content? |
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C=> What to say
F=> How to say it |
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| an element of design that communicates an idea or meaning beyond its literal form |
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| takes into account the history of the setting and the context of the surrounding area |
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| a prevailing style in a specific graphical location, group of people, or time period (commonly known) |
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the presentation of an integrated image; all elements are in agreement
AKA harmony |
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| an image suggestive of the appearance of an object that actually exists |
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| What is the difference between visual and intellectual unity |
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V=> apparent to the eye
I=> Must acknowledge the content |
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1) proximity-degree of closeness
2) repitition-using the same imagery multiple times
3) continuation-a line or edge taht continues from one form to the other, allowing the eye to smoothly move through the composition
4) continuity-visual relationship between two or more individual designs
5) grid-a network of vertical and horizontal lines that divide the page and create a framework of areas |
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a group of objects group as one piece
AKA Gestalt |
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| What is difference between naturalism and distortion? |
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N=> AKA realism; meant to look real
D=> the purposeful change of forms of nature |
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| produces a world, not as it is, but as the artist thinks it should be |
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| abstract shapes that allude to natural and organic forms |
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| forms with no object reference and no subject matter suggestion |
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| What is the difference between curvilinear and rectilinear? |
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C=> a shape w/ continuous, rounded edges
R=> all forms have straight edges |
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| late 19th-century style which put total emphasis on curvilinear or natural shapes
[image] |
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| no distinguishible meaning/ shift from positive and negative forms |
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| a form of abstraction emphasizing planes and perspective |
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| why we organize and 'read' images as we do |
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| the viewpoint of the artist as well as the space into the page |
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| the physical boundaries of the paper |
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Book--> across the page and up and down
Window--> into the page and the imaginary space |
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physiological---> how the brain and eye work together
psychological---> how we think
physical laws---> gravity |
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| flat depiction (2D shape) |
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simple shapes
i.e. circle, square, triangle |
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| dotted line outline of a shape, etc. |
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| shape made out of flat surfaces |
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| shape made out of straight lines and angles |
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| a design principle based on repetition w/ similar elements |
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| abrupt changes w/ a dynamic contrast |
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| successive patterns in which the same elements appear in a regular order |
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| repetition of a shape that CHANGES in a regular manner |
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| when a visual experience stimulates another sense |
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| a Russian art movement of early 1900s that emphasized nonobjective form |
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| positioning series of points - - - - - - - |
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| object pointing to another creates a 'line'....invisible |
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| line used to describe outline |
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| line created quickly and spontaneously to describe dynamics from a pose |
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| technique that helps emphasize three dimensional forms using line |
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| an artistic style used to recreate artist's perception of the changing light quality and color in nature |
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| when objects are larger or smaller in terms of their importance |
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| a spacial device in which elevation on the page or format indicates a recession into depth |
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| aerial/atmospheric perspective |
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| describes the use of color or value to show depth |
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reproduces the visual image but in the very special view that ocurs when an item is pointed directly at the viewer
i.e. uncle sam wants you |
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| looking at a figure from more than one vantage point simultaneously |
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a spacial illusion that occurs when lines receding on the diagonal remain parallel instead of converging
---found in Japanese art |
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| objects cut off in the picture plane, implying the picture is partial view of a larger scene |
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| objects are fully seen, keeps viewers attention within the image |
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| purposeful ambiguity when overlapping objects so that you can't tell which is in front or back |
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| Visual Devices Used to Create Space |
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-size
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-weight
-overlapping/transparency
-vertical location
-atmospheric perspective
-linear perspective |
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| Components of Visual Problem Solving |
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THINKING- understanding a problem
LOOKING- analyze what you see
DOING- visual exploration |
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1) a moving point
2) can have length and width |
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Physical Characteristics of a Line
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1) measure- refers to length and width
2) type- kind of line (curved, straight..)
3) direction- horizontal, vertical, or diagonal
4) location- placement in the picture plane relative to the plane
5) character- based on the media used (charcoal, brush, etc.) |
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| distribution of visual weight within a composition |
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| a line of reference around which a form or composition is balanced |
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| visual balance between opposing compositional elements |
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| when forms are out of equilibrium in a composition |
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| like shapes are repeated on both sides of the vertical axis |
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| in symmetry has feeling of permanence, strength, and stability |
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in symmetry, has repetitive pattern, sedate, calm, and dignified
--suggestive of Greek and Roman ideals of beauty |
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asymmetrical balance
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informal balance |
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| achieved w/ dissimilar objects that have equal visual weight or equal eye attraction |
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| the area between contours of a shape |
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| the surface quality of objects that appeals to the tactile sense |
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| all of the elements radiate/circle out from a common central point |
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| Tibetan, radial concentric organization |
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crystallographic balance
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allover pattern |
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| balance w/ an emphasis over an entire 2D surface so that there is always the same weight or attraction wherever you look |
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| What is the difference between tactile texture and visual texture? |
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T=> texture that can actually be felt
V=> texture that is seen, but does not really exist |
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| a painting technique using thick paint to create a 3D surface |
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| arts and crafts objects made by people who have not been formally trained as artists |
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| What is the difference between pattern and texture? |
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P=> pleasing to the eye
T=> arouses a sense of touch |
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| Actual, simulated, abstract, and invented |
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| a surface that can be experienced through the sense of touch |
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| a convincing copy or translation of an object's texture in any medium |
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| a texture derived from the appearance o an actual surface but rearranged and/or simplified by the artist to satisfy the demands of the artwork |
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| a created texture whose only source is in the imagination of the artist |
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means "to fool the eye"
used in terms of texture |
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| Ways to Abstract Textures |
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| distortion, simplification, rearrangement, and exaggeration |
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Eye direction
value
texture
position
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