EMPHASIS:
When your eye gets drawn to a particular area or object in an art work, it is called emphasis. It is the focal point of a piece where a viewer's attention is getting drawn to. Emphasis can be used by a variety of the elements and principals of art such as color, texture, size, value, space, etc.
The element of art we are going to focus on specifically is value, which is the range of lightness to darkness of a given color. It enables artworks to appear more realistic and three-dimensional by giving shapes its forms with the use of shadows, midtones, and highlights.
The element of art we are going to focus on specifically is value, which is the range of lightness to darkness of a given color. It enables artworks to appear more realistic and three-dimensional by giving shapes its forms with the use of shadows, midtones, and highlights.
Both Escher and Moses use a similar drawing process to show emphasis.
In both drawings there are basic contour lines that gradually shift into a value drawing,
allowing parts of the drawing to look 3-Dimensional and realistic.
When there is value added to a drawing, it shows where the shadows are, the darkest areas,
midtones, light areas, and the brightest areas called highlights.
Below are some other examples of artists that use a mixture of contour line drawing techniques with value drawing to show emphasis
In both drawings there are basic contour lines that gradually shift into a value drawing,
allowing parts of the drawing to look 3-Dimensional and realistic.
When there is value added to a drawing, it shows where the shadows are, the darkest areas,
midtones, light areas, and the brightest areas called highlights.
Below are some other examples of artists that use a mixture of contour line drawing techniques with value drawing to show emphasis
YOUR MISSION PART 3:
After you complete a contour line drawing of your still life (part 2), you will be adding value to one specific object or area to show emphasis.
To do this, you have a couple of options. The first thing to consider is where do you want your viewer's eye to go? What is the focal point or the most important area where you want all of the attention to be drawn to?
If you want the emphasis on one specific object:
Choose the object you want the focus to be drawn to.
This object should not be a hidden object, meaning it is towards the front and it is pretty big in size.
Everything has a value!
Wherever the darkest, or black areas are on that object, you will push down as hard as you can with your pencil in that area.
Wherever something is really dark but not quiet as dark as the black, you will fill in a dark color but not as dark as your blackest area.
You continue reading the values until you get to an area on the object that is completely white. This where you would leave the paper blank.
If there is no white area on the object, you will have an extremely light gray filling in the lightest area where your pencil barely touches the paper.
If you want the emphasis to be on a specific area:
Choose the area you want the focus to be drawn to.
Next, choose a shape or shapes that you would like to act as a frame for your value drawing area.
Trace out the shape over the area you want the focal point to be.
Look at your objects and remember, everything has a value!
Wherever the darkest, or black areas are on that object, you will push down as hard as you can with your pencil in that area.
Wherever something is really dark but not quiet as dark as the black, you will fill in a dark color but not as dark as your blackest area.
You continue reading the values until you get to an area on the object that is completely white. This where you would leave the paper blank.
If there is no white area on the object, you will have an extremely light gray filling in the lightest area where your pencil barely touches the paper.
You really have to consider the objects next to one another and how the values are going to be different with your pencil...
...If they are too similar, the objects will not appear as separate objects but will look like they mush into one!
Take a look at my video below to watch the process.
To do this, you have a couple of options. The first thing to consider is where do you want your viewer's eye to go? What is the focal point or the most important area where you want all of the attention to be drawn to?
If you want the emphasis on one specific object:
Choose the object you want the focus to be drawn to.
This object should not be a hidden object, meaning it is towards the front and it is pretty big in size.
Everything has a value!
Wherever the darkest, or black areas are on that object, you will push down as hard as you can with your pencil in that area.
Wherever something is really dark but not quiet as dark as the black, you will fill in a dark color but not as dark as your blackest area.
You continue reading the values until you get to an area on the object that is completely white. This where you would leave the paper blank.
If there is no white area on the object, you will have an extremely light gray filling in the lightest area where your pencil barely touches the paper.
If you want the emphasis to be on a specific area:
Choose the area you want the focus to be drawn to.
Next, choose a shape or shapes that you would like to act as a frame for your value drawing area.
Trace out the shape over the area you want the focal point to be.
Look at your objects and remember, everything has a value!
Wherever the darkest, or black areas are on that object, you will push down as hard as you can with your pencil in that area.
Wherever something is really dark but not quiet as dark as the black, you will fill in a dark color but not as dark as your blackest area.
You continue reading the values until you get to an area on the object that is completely white. This where you would leave the paper blank.
If there is no white area on the object, you will have an extremely light gray filling in the lightest area where your pencil barely touches the paper.
You really have to consider the objects next to one another and how the values are going to be different with your pencil...
...If they are too similar, the objects will not appear as separate objects but will look like they mush into one!
Take a look at my video below to watch the process.
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Contour Line; EMPHASIS Rubric
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