Illusion Of Motion

 

Illusion of motion in art comes in many forms and is a great tool for an artist to capture movement in a still image.

 

Series Makes Motion

 

Ohagan, Sarah. http://www.fastcompany.com/most-creative-people/2012/sarah-robb-ohagan. 2012

Using a series of photos in which the figure is shown in different positions is a method of illustrating movement. Comics are great examples.

 

Cropping

 

Ohagan, Sarah. http://www.fastcompany.com/most-creative-people/2012/sarah-robb-ohagan. 2012

 

Cropped images are also another example of expressing motion. This implies the rest of the figure is moving without showing entire figure.

Blurred Lines





Carol Shelby Sales Group. http://www.fordmustang.in/wallpapers-hq/ford-mustang-shelby-gt500-eleanor-gone-in-60-seconds-wallpapers/. 2008

Blurred line is a technique very proficient at capturing movement. Two ways of doing so are blurring the figure and the background is motionless or the figure can be still and the background blurred.

Illusion of Space

 

Today we will be discussing some ways to create the illusion of space within two  dimensional artwork.

 

Overlapping

Three Squares Overlapping. PhotoShop. Mat Lasky

Overlapping is one technique used in order to give the illusion of space on a two dimensional artwork. By partially covering one object with another creates an illusion as the objects would appear to be three dimensionally.

Aerial Perspective

Schnalzer, Arianne. Desert Photo. http://arianneschnalzer.com/2012/07/30/the-golden-state/

Aerial Perspective is where the background appears to fade away due to atmospheric particles the further back you look.

Vanishing Point

Alamy, A. Railroad Tracks.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/8594380/The-most-cliched-holiday-photos-part-two.html?image=7. 2004

A vanishing point is where two parallel lines appear to meet at one point on the horizon on two dimensional artworks.

Two Point Perspective

Two Point Perspective. PhotoShop. Mat Lasky

This is an example of Two Point Perspective, which is where the artist uses two points on a horizon to build a three dimensional representation of an object while giving illusion of spatial depth.

Shape

 

We will be discussing the differences in figure and ground, cubism, and non-objective art.

 

Shapes. Photoshop Mat Lasky



Shapes are the external form of someone or something. Above is a Photoshop illustration of a few geometric shapes. When using shapes in art you need to understand the difference in Figure, Form and Ground.

 

Figure/ Ground

Team Photo. Photo. Mat Lasky

Team Photo. Photo. Mat Lasky

Figure is defined as a shape that is noticeable separated from the ground (background). Figure is the object being emphasized in the art work. Ground is the background which emphasizes the figure. The grass is the background, and the baseball team is the figure(s).

Cubism

Rogerson, Tim. Cubist Quack http://www.thecollectionshop.com/xq/ASP/Tim_Rogerson_Cubist_quack. 2009

 

Cubism incorporates viewpoints of natural forms into a multifaceted surface of geometrical planes

 

Non-Objective Art

 

 

 

 Kandinsky. Non-objective. http://www.dl.ket.org/humanities/gallery/kandinsky.fwx. 2003.

 

In this painting the artist makes no reference to any real object or person. That is known as non-objective art. This allows the meaning behind an artwork to be open to interpretation.

 



Pattern



Pattern Squares. Photoshop Mat Lasky

        

This subject is not in place to insult anyone’s intelligence, however, it is merely a discussion for upcoming artist’s to become familiar with some terms, techniques, and materials.

Pattern

Elliot, Richard C. Reflective Pattern. http://www.reflectorart.com/dick/index.html.; 2007.

Patterns are shapes used to create a design that is repeated for filling the negative space or simply used to create a repeated design.

Medium

 

Examples of Mediums. Photo. Mat Lasky

Medium is defined as any materials that are used to create an artwork. Whether it is paper, canvas, written in pencil, or painted; these are some examples out there of mediums. The sky is the limit when deciding the right medium for your need.

Trompe L’oeil




Doctorow, Corey. Photo of Garden in San Francisco. http://boingboing.net/2009/11/20/trompe-loeil-back-ga.html.2009

This is an example of Trompe L'oeil or “To fool the eye.”  This is achieved by the way the artist renders the square patterns in a fashion to play with the eye and seem as though it runs down into the drain even though it is on two perpendicular surfaces the wall and the ground.

Texture

Visual Texture. Sketch. Mat Lasky

Today, we will have a discussion on some terms on using texture in your art. These examples should help aid you in the process of understanding how each term fits into your style of art and you may even be inclined to use these examples as practice methods.

Verisimilitude





 

Verisimilitude. Photograph. Mat Lasky

Above is a photo of Verisimilitude, or something seems "very-similar" to something. In this case it is astro turf (on the right) is similar to real grass (on the left). Best representation if you are having a difficult time understanding it.



Tactile Texture

 

Tree Bark. Photo. Mat Lasky



This image demonstrates tactile texture because it is tree bark which is able to be felt. Keep in mind that tactile means feeling so it has to be felt.

 

Tree Bark. Photo. Mat Lasky



 

 

Visual Texture

                                     

 

Dashboard. Photograph. Mat Lasky

 

This photo represents visual texture. The ability to capture texture on a two dimensional surface that you cannot feel, however, the viewer is familiar to the texture without the need to feel it.



Lines

 

Line. PhotoShop. Mat Lasky

 

Implied Line

Implied Line. Sketch. Mat Lasky

 

Implied line is one method an artist can use to provide intended direction for the viewer’s eye to follow. This artist achieved this by placing pillars evenly spaced down the length of the fence to draw the viewer’s attention in that direction.



Psychic Line 

 

 

Implied Line. Sketch. Mat Lasky

Psychic Line refers to the invisible line that is created or understood within an image from one point to another. In this photo the tip of the finger points to the tree giving a sense of a line from the fingertip to the tree.



Hatching / Cross Hatching 

Hatch / Cross Hatch. Sketch. Mat Lasky

Hatching and Cross Hatching are two forms of lines that can be used to give a two dimensional figure a three dimensional appearance, show a casted shadow, and give an image visual texture (which you will learn later on).