COLOR:

"COLOR WHEEL"

Color Wheel Adobe Illustrator. Drawn by Aziz Guiamelon, Sept. 15, 2012

The color wheel is a system organization that explains the relationship of each color.

"VIBRATING COLOR"

Theo Pepper Originals, Red Vs Blue Poster. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Aug. 2012. <http://thepepperoriginals.tumblr.com/post/28349896014/red-vs-blue-poster>.

Both red and blue are high intensity colors and when put along side each other it creates a vibrating color.

"MONOCHROMATIC"

"DmC: Devil May Cry- Gameplay Footage Revealed." PlaystaionGang. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Aug. 2012. <http://playstationgang.com/dmc-devil-may-cry-gameplay-footage-revealed/>. 

Monochromatic scale is the use of one color and adding black or white to create value. 

"PRIMARY COLORS"

"Angry Birds Limited Edition 3.5 Inch King Pig - Blue Bird - Red Bird - Yellow Bird 4 Pack Box Set." Amazon.com: : Toys & Games. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Sept 2012. <http://amazon.com/Angry-Birds-Limited-Edition-inch/dp/B005WKG0YI>.

Primaries are hues that can be mixed to make other colors. They are red, yellow, and blue, and the primaries of light are red, green, and blue.

VALUE:

"CROSS-HATCHING"

Cross-Hatching Adobe Illustrator. Drawn by Aziz Guiamelon, Sept. 15, 2012

Many artists use "cross-hatching" to create value in the image. There's several techniques to use cross-hatching; the more lines used, the darker the area will appear.

"CHIAROSCURO"

"Author Archives: Oceanus." Oceanus. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Aug. 2012. <http://www.allthingsgw2.com/author/oceanus/>.

Chiaroscuro is the use of shading techniques to create depth in a two dimensional plane.

"ACHROMATIC"

Tech Digest. N.p., n.d. Web. Aug. 2012. <http://www.techdigest.tv/2012/07/metal_gear_soli+1.html>.

The achromatic scale is a variation of grey, black, and white with the absence of hue.

"VALUE EMPHASIS"

"Thread: New Gears of War 3 Screenshots." PSU Forums. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Aug. 2012. <http://www.psu.com/forums/showthread.php/237553-New-Gears_of-War-3-Screenshots>.

The characters in the middle have a high contrast against the background and emphasizes the color that draws our eyes to the focal point.

ILLUSION OF MOTION:

"BLURRED"

Blurred motion Adobe Illustrator. Drawn by Aziz Guiamelon, Sept. 15, 2012

Blurred outlines can give the object an illusion of motion. When objects are moving too fast for the eye to see, the object becomes unclear and the image is blurred.

"CROPPED"

~ Soul Calibur IV Information Thread ~. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2012. <http://comunity.us.playstation.com/t5/Fighting-general/Soul-Calibur-IV-information-Thread/td-p/468720>.

The cropped frame gives the subject in the photo an illusion of motion and heightens the sense of a forward lunging motion.

"ANTICIPATED MOVEMENT"

PRESS RELEASE: Full WRECK-IT RALPH Voice Cast/Characters Announced. N.p. n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2012. <http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/rorshachsrants/news/?a=64144>.

The lines along their fists enhance the anticipated movement of their action and what is about to happen.

"REPEATED FIGURE"

Brony Deadpool | Tumblr. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Aug. 2012. <http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/brony-deadpool?before=1337277661>.

Repeated figure is used in this comic strip to make an illusion of motion by changing view points.

SHAPES:

"FIGURE AND GROUND"

figure and ground Adobe Illustrator. Drawn by Aziz Guiamelon, Aug. 21, 2012

Figure is the object or a shape and ground is the background or the negative space in the composition.

"SHAPE"

Freelance 3D Artist: Burst Pistol. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Aug. 2012. <http://sankalpchandra.blogspot.com/2009/07/burst-pistol.html>.

Shape is formed by enclosing lines or colors that illustrates a line. Here is a picture of 3D models of weapons taking its form in the designing process and by enclosing the lines, the pistols takes its shape.

"DISTORTION"

Sit Down, Press Play. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Aug. 2012. <http://sitdownpressplay.wordpress.com/2011/03/22/google-images-best-video-game-related-art/>.

Distortion is blown out of proportion but still maintains its intended familiar shape. In this image, Hugo's upper body is out of proportion with his lower body.  

"CURVILINEAR"

"Wheelman Vehicle Combat 02 Picture." By Atomhawk Design Atomhawk. N.p. n.d. Web. 25 Aug. 2012. <http://digital-art-gallery.com/picture/6815>.

Curvilinear is a shape without straight lines. It's commonly used on vehicles for aerodynamic purposes.

PATTERNS & TEXTURE:

"PATTERN"

bee hive Adobe Illustrator. Drawn by Aziz Guiamelon, Aug. 21, 2012

"PATTERN" 

 How To: Cout Your Won Star Wars Paper Snowflakes | Geeklogie. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 2012. <http://www.geeklogie.com/2011/12/how-to-cut-your-own-star-wars-paper-snow.php>.

Here is a pattern made out of cut out snowflakes of Star Wars characters. The shape of the heads are repeated into a snow flake pattern.

"VISUAL TEXTURE"

"Crysis Nanosuit 3d Model." Thefree3dmodels. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Aug. 2012. <http://thefree3dmodels.com/stuff/characters/crysis_nanosuit/14-1-0-292>.

Visual texture is an illusion that cannot be touched, but our eyes suggest what the texture might feel like.

"TACTILE TEXTURE"

"Gears Of War 3 Epic Edition & Limited Collectoras Edition Contents Revealed!" Esperino. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Aug. 2012. <http://www.esperino.com/gears-of-war-3-epic-edition-limited-collectors-edition-contents-revealed>.

Unlike visual texture, tactile texture can be felt by our sense of touch. The intricate details on this sculpture can be physically examined by our hands.

ILLUSION OF SPACE:

"LINEAR PERSPECTIVE" 

"Dealspwn." Infamous Review: It's Electrifying! N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Aug. 2012 <http://www.dealspwn.com/infamous-review-elecrifying-25633>.

Linear perspective is commonly used in designing video games. It's what gives a flat canvas the illusion of three-dimension. In this picture, the vertical lines come to a common vanishing point at the horizon line.

"2 POINT PERSPECTIVE"

2 Point Perspective Adobe Illustrator. Drawn by Aziz Guiamelon, Sept. 15, 2012

One of the linear perspectives is called a "2 point perspective", which has 2 vanishing points on the horizon line.

"OVERLAPPING"

"OINKFROG Blog: Guild Wars 2 Concept Art." N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2012. <http://oinkfrog.com/2010/04/guild-wars-2-concept-art.html>.

Overlapping is another way of creating an illusion of space. Here, the creatures are overlapping each other, thus creating depth in between each other.

"TRANSPARENCY"

"Church Uses "Halo 3" to Attract Teens." Switched. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2012. <http://www.switched.com/2007/10/10/church-uses-halo-3-to-attract-teens/>.

Transparency is another form of overlapping and creates an illusion of space. Here Master Chief is inside of a transparent force field.

LINE:

"LINE"

Line. Drawn by Aziz Guiamelon, Aug. 21, 2012

A line is an identifiable path or line in space. It may vary in length and width.

"LOST-AND-FOUND CONTOUR"

"Transformers: Dark Of The Moon Game Artwork." - Transformers News. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Aug. 2012. <http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-game-artwork-172282/>.

Lost-and-found contour are lines that appear then disappear and in some cases reappear again. The laser beams cuts off behind Optomus Prime but you can assume it's there even though you cant see it.

"IMPLIED LINE"

"Pacman by ~tardney on DeviantART." Pacman by ~tardney on DeviantArt.N.p.,n.d Web. 21Aug. 2012 <http://tardney.deviantart.com/art/Pacman-17453992>.

Implied line is used in this photo by arranging the dots next to each other and the eye automatically follows the next dot to guide pacman on which direction he needs to go next. There's also some gesture lines behind pacman indicating motion as well as speed.

"PSYCHIC LINE"

"Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Screenshot- 11/8/2009." About.com Computer Action Games. N.p.,n.d. Web. 21 Aug. 2012. <http://compactiongames.about.com/od/screenshots/ig/Modern-Warfare-2-Screenshots/Call-of-Duty-Modern-Warfare-2.-eTN.htm>.

Here is a screenshot from Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 forming a psychic line from his eyes to the cross-hairs of his rifle, then to his target.