EMPHASIS

Emphasis is when something is prominent or given special importance or value. Artists use emphasis as a way to bring attention to a particular subject or area within an artwork, creating what is called a focal point. You can emphasize something in a number of different ways;
Repetition: calls attention to the repeated subject via force of numbers
Color: Vibrant colors clustered together can draw one's attention from colors that are more dull or muted
Contrast: Opposite colors such as black and white can be used to show emphasis. Contrast may also be utilized with the use of other elements of art such as texture and shape.
Isolation: If something is missing from an artwork or is placed by itself this can create emphasis. For example, if there is a photograph of a group of people facing one direction and there is one person facing the opposite this is an example of emphasis by isolation.
Juxtaposition: Placement of a subject in an artwork. 
Without a focal point, a viewer's eye will wonder throughout the composition and never be satisfied or settle down.  

Your Mission:

  • You will be emphasizing an emotion in a creative way.
  • You can either take a selfie to emphasize your chosen emotion (extra credit) OR you can search for an image of a person that you feel is showing this expression...your choice.
    • IF you decide to find an image from online, you may need to bring the portrait into Photoshop and crop it in order to make it an interesting composition. 
  • ANY portrait chosen will need to be uploaded into Photoshop to be edited and posterized.
  • Once your editing is completed, you will open the file in Illustrator
  • You will outline the most prominent shadows, midtones, and highlights
    • ​Your portrait should be simple but yet dramatic 

Do Now:

In your Google Slides Portfolio, answer the following questions in complete sentences and using your own thoughts/ideas (not Google)
  1. What are emotions/feelings? Don't list different kinds of emotions; explain what an emotion or feeling is and what is does.
  2. What is the purpose of having emotions/feelings?
  3. Create a list of 5 + emotions/feelings that begin with one of your initials that you may want to use for your project. 

Tutorials:

emphasis_graphictures_part_1.pdf
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emphasis_graphictures_part_2.pdf
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Rubric:

emphasis_graphicture_rubric.pdf
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Reflection Questions:

  1. What is the expression or emotion being emphasized in your portrait and why did you choose it? 
  2. What colors did you choose to help emphasize the chosen emotion and why? 
  3. What do you think is most successful about your project and why? 
  4. What would you change or do over and why?

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