DESIGN PROCESS:
"Design"
Kingston Entertainment Design: September 2011. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2012. <http://kingstonart.blogspot.com/2011_09_01_archive.html>.
Design is a planned idea of elements used to create a visual form.
"Symbol"
Symbol Adobe Illustrator. Drawn by Aziz Guiamelon, Sept. 15, 2012
"Form and Content"
Symbols are images that are used to express and idea.
"Darth Atlas Is A Work Of Art In Dailies!" MTV Movies Blog. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2012. <http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2012/05/14/darth-atlas-dailies/>.
Form is the object in the picture and content is the massage that the image is trying to convey to the viewer.
"Pictograms"
Bat Symbol Sky - DeezTeez. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2012. <http://www.deezteez.com/products/batman-bat-symbol-sky>.
Pictograms are simple designs that can communicate to the viewers without the use of words, usually through symbols.
UNITY:
"Proximity"
Placing different object close together can form a unity by proximity.
View Topic. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Sept. 2012. <http://nerfsg.freeforums.org/nerf-expendables-logo-challenge-t1858.html>.
Gestalt is the visual phenomenon that lets viewers see the whole object before its individual components. At first glance, the skull looks like it has wings, but at a closer view, the wings are made of weapons, not feathers.
"Harmony"
Halo Reach. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Wept. 2012. <http://www.fanpop.com/spots/halo-reach-club/images/23276059/title/halo-reach-photo>.
Unity is the grouping of objects that come together or belong together. The image above is a group of Spartans that makes the picture come together.
"Collage"
Marley Gardner. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Sept. 2012. <http://unlock80.wordpress.com/2011/08/19/collage/>.
Individual images put together with a common theme is a collage. Designers collage.
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EMPHASIS AND FOCAL POINT:
"Emphasis by Placement"
Focal points aren't always at the center of a composition. Objects that are off centered and still achieves a focal point is emphasis by placement.
"Focal Point"
"Assassin's Creed III Concept Art." Neoseeker. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2012. <http://img.neoseeker.com/v_concept_art.php?caid=33689>.
Focal point is used by artist/designer to grab the attention of the viewer to the main object in the design. In this image, the viewers first focus is Desmond Miles, because of the placement, color, and background.
"Emphasis by Isolation"
The Atari Thief. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2012. <http://theatarithief.blogspot.com/>.
Emphasis by isolation is contrast by placement. By placing an object off by itself, the viewers is drawn to that object simply because it's separated from the rest.
"Emphasis by Contrast"
Wallpapermi. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 20012. <http://wallpapermi.com/Art_Design/Selectve_coloring/comcs_deadpool_wade_wilson_marvel_comics_selective_coloring_1116x963_wallpaper_617>.
In this image the focal point is Deadpool, obviously because he's the only one with colors. The colors break the pattern of gray thus creating an emphasis by contrast.
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SCALE AND PROPORTION:
"Earthworks"
Earthworks Adobe Illustrator. Drawn by Aziz Guiamelon, Sept. 15, 2012
"Proportion"
"Earthworks"
Earthworks are grandeur images that can be observe in their full scale from the sky. The tire tracks gives the object a sense of how large the image is.
"Proportion"
Hero Complex. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2012. <http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/06/29/amazing-spider-man-game-the-heroic-art-of-quip-slinging/>.
Proportion is size compared to a standard object. By placing Spiderman in the image, the viewer realizes how big the robot really is.
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BALANCE:
Balance is achieved in a composition by creating opposing forces.
Symmetry is a form which the opposite side of the center axis is precise.
The main character is placed in the right side of the image but the psychic line he's creating draws the viewers attention to the left of the image where the line of sight is. This is Informal Balance.
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RHYTHM:
"Hieratic Scaling"
"World of WarCraft: Wrath of The Lich King Concept Art." Neoseeker. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2012. <http://img.neoseeker.com/v_concept_art.php?caid=33776>.
Hieratic scaling is based on the importance of the figure. The size of the Lich King is bigger than his subjects and symbolizes importance.
"Pop Art"
Ken.Lam. "Life Size Mobile Suit Gundam RX78 @ Obaiba Tokyo Bay." Flickr. Yahoo!, 14 Aug. 2009. Web. 11 Sept. 2012. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/airlambo23/3818512597/>.
Pop Art originated in the 1960's and took inspiration from the daily popular object in culture. Gundam RX78, a popular toy in Japan, was erected into a life size in Tokyo.
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BALANCE:
"Axis"
Axis Adobe Illustrator. Drawn by Aziz Guiamelon, Sept. 15, 2012
Axis is the line reference in the middle of the composition to create balance from either sides of the axis.
"Balance"
"Manga Top 10." : Top 10 Instant Jutsu in Naruto. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2012. <http://mangatopten.blogspot.com/2012/04/top-10-instant-jutsu-in-naruto.html>.
"Symmetry"
"3D Max Head Female Model." N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2012. <http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/274215>.
Symmetry is a form which the opposite side of the center axis is precise.
"Informal Balance"
VE3D Image for Call of Duty: Black Ops(PC). N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2012. <http://ve3d.ing.com/images/67972/PC/Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops/Concept-Art/Artwork>.
The main character is placed in the right side of the image but the psychic line he's creating draws the viewers attention to the left of the image where the line of sight is. This is Informal Balance.
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RHYTHM:
"Supermatism"
An art movement that originated from Russia in the early twentieth century. Nonobjective forms are emphasized to create a rhythm.
"Kinesthetic Empathy"
When a visual image stimulates the viewers senses, that experience is called kinesthetic empathy. The smokes coming out from the buildings and trees gives the viewers a sense of smelling burnt ashes.
The trees make a swaying rhythm in the background creating a form of rhythm.
Legato is a rhythmic flowing or connecting that gives the viewers a calm sensation.
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