What is the Value of Motion?

Illusion of Motion
Stillness

Since nothing is moving the picture and nothing is implied to be moving, it is a great example of stillness.

Arrested Motion

Even though the image is still, you know, based on the positioning of his legs and arms that if were were to play this picture as if it were a video paused hat the character would be moving away from us in a hurried manner showing Arrested Motion

Repeated Figure





















This photo of birds with a long exposure time is a great example of repeated figures which is showing the object multiple times in an implied direction to show motion.

Cropped Figure

Even though you can't see his feet, you know by the way his knee is raised and the his lean that his is moving. That shows how cropped figures can show motion.

Blurred Outlines

While these lines aren't blurred, they are cut in a way to imply motion through his outline stretching.

Value
Value Contrasts

Ignoring the chair, you can see that the different shades of black and white come together to create a group photo of the policemen.

Value Pattern

A repetition of shades in uniform to make a pattern

Value Emphasis

The higher value in most of the picture draws your eye to the one area that's not so dark which is the sky.

Chiaroscuro

This picture demonstrates chiaroscuro very well in that you can see the right side of the hand is significantly lighter than the left side showing that it is in more light. You can also see how each finger is individually shaded so there is a repeating pattern of light and dark as your eyes scan over them.

Shading

This shows the same person with different amounts of shading in different parts of her face to demonstrate the effects a light source from different angles can not only create depth but can change the color something appears to be.

Texture and Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaace!

Pattern and Texture

Pattern

The repetition of a visual element or module in a regular and anticipated sequence.

This basic pattern, that I made myself, shows a basic repetition of shapes in sequence.

Texture

The surface quality of objects that appeals to the tactile sense.

You can see that each small shape comes together to create a pattern that creates the illusion of texture.
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Tactile texture

The use of materials to create a surface that can be felt or touched.

While it's hard to convey over just a picture, imagine what you would feel if you ran your hand across the lattice.

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Visual Texture

A two-dimensional illusion suggestive of a tactile quality.

While you can't actually feel it, your brain can imagine what it would feel like to touch any of the items in the pictures above. That create the illusion of texture or "Visual Texture"

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Collage

An artwork created by assembling and pasting a variety of materials onto a two-dimensional surface.

Above, is a example of a tactile textured collage of varying fabrics.

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Verisimilitude

Accuracy or faithfulness in depiction or representation.

In the close up you can see the detail in the fur to make the dog resemble a dog.

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Trompe l’oeil

A French term meaning “to fool the eye.” The objects are in sharp focus and delineated with meticulous care to create an artwork that almost fools the viewer into believing that the images are the actual objects.

From Here it looks like a shape digitally added over a picture but when inspected, you can see that people are standing in front of the shape which would be impossible.

And here we have a better understanding of how the artist fooled the eyes into thinking the shape was impossible.

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Spaaaaaaaaaaace!

Devices to show depth

In the gif multiple devices are use to convey depth. The crowd getting smaller, the arrow getting bigger, the arrow getting slightly lower on the screen and the arrow starts behind but end in front of lines to convey overlapping.

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Vertical Position

A spatial device in which elevation on the page or format indicates a recession into depth. The higher an object, the farther back it is assumed to be.

In the gif above, the soldiers further up on the screen to the right are also further away. When designing, in most situations, putting something higher up usually means it is further away. You can even observe the soldiers in the back right running that are higher than any of the soldiers at attention.

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Amplified Perspective

A dynamic and dramatic illusionistic effect created when an object is pointed directly at the viewer.

The nose of the dog is much larger compared to the head/face of the dog. This is amplified perspective which is enlarging part of something to represent that it is closer to the picture plane.

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Shapes and Lines? What?

Shapes
Biomorphic Shapes
Describes shapes derived from organic or natural forms.


The silhouette is of an owl and while you can't see any features of the animal, you can still tell that it is an owl.
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Idealism
An artistic theory in which the world is not reproduced as it is but as it should be. All flaws, accidents, and incongruities of the visual world are corrected.

If Superman was a human he would be the perfect version of one or rather the "Ideal" human.
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Distortion
A departure from an accepted perception of a form or object. Distortion often manipulates established proportional standards.

The face of Pain from the anime "Naruto" is distorted to show the speed at which he is traveling. It's meant to convey geforces.
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Positive and Negative
Positive - Any shape or object distinguished from the background.
Negative - A clearly defined shape within the ground that is defined by surrounding figures or boundaries. OR Unoccupied area or empty space surrounding the objects or figures in a composition.

The positive (black mass) resembling a tree, ladder, and a couple of kids are only made visible by the white background or negative shape.
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Nonobjective
A type of artwork with absolutely no reference to, or representation of, the natural world. The artwork is the reality.

There is no real subject matter in the photo above so it is "nonobjective"
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Lines
Implied Lines
An invisible line created by positioning a series of points so that the eye will connect them and thus create movement across the picture plane.

The top of the head between the ears, and the arc of the back while not defined are implied lines because your brain knows that there should be lines there.
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Psychic Lines
A mental connection between two points or elements. This occurs when a figure is pointing or looking in a certain direction, which causes the eye to follow toward the intended focus.

You can tell by the way that the characters are looking at each other that they have feelings for each other or a psychic line.
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Contour Lines
A line used to follow the edges of forms and thus describe their outlines.

Almost everything in the picture above is a contour line which without we would be missing part of the man.
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Gesture Lines
A line that does not stay at the edges but moves freely within forms. These lines record movement of the eye as well as implying motion in the form.

You can tell just from each of the frozen poses what each on is doing. That's because of gesture lines.
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Lost and Found Lines
A description of a form in which an object is revealed by distinct contours in some areas whereas other edges simply vanish or dissolve into the ground.

On the right side of the tallest building you can see how the line disappears behind Superman's fist but you know it's still there.
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