Homework: Reading/Writing Assignment #2

Chapter 3, 6, and 7 Vocab

1.     focal point- a point of emphasis where the eye is first attracted to.

a.     Ways to achieve

                                               i.     Contrast- making it differ form the other components in the composition

                                              ii.      Isolation- setting the element off by itself

                                            iii.     Placement- elements are placed to point towards the focal point

2.     3 types of Rhythm

a.     progressive rhythm- repeats the shape in a composition that changes in a regular pattern

b.     alternating rhythm-  a successive pattern where the same elements reappear in a regular order.
c. repetition- repeats elements in a composition

3.     line- a visual element of length that can be created by setting a point in motion.

4.     Implied line- a series of points that the eye connects together to form a line.

5.     Contour- when lines follow the edge of a form to create the outline of the form

6.     Gesture- when lines do not stay on the edge but freely move within the form to imply motion.

7.     Lost and found line- where the lines of some edges are distinctively revealed while other edges are lost or vanished into the background.

8.     Line direction- lines that go in a direction such as horizontal, vertical, or diagonal to create a type of motion.

9.     Psychic line- an imaginary line that the eye connects from one object that points to another.

10. Explicit line- a sharply defined line that is obvious in an image.

11. Line as texture and pattern- lines that creates a feel of the surface of an object and creates a pattern.  
  12. Kinesthetic – makes the viewer recreate or feel an action or motion that only they can observe.