Space

The space in two-dimensional artworks such as paintings, drawings, prints and photographs (flat space) is essentially limited to height and width. While there is no actual depth or distance in such works, artists have created techniques to create the illusion of depth or distance on these flat surfaces. The following represents some of those techniques:

The most prominent of these techniques is the application of linear perspective. Through this application distant objects are rendered proportionately smaller than closer ones. The determining factors of this space depends upon the horizon line and vanishing point.

Form
Form can be described as a three
dimesional solid of contained space.
In this example form has both mass
and volume whereas shape has only mass.

Form helps to build sculptures and detremines thier shape.
When relating it back to my own work, from seems evident within the compositions in my photos.The use of form helps to create dimension, creating successful and intresting photos to work from.

This is an artist study produced over half term. I chose to observe Frontal, an artist who produces abstract work. I chose this artist because I think it related well to my theme, his work his very textured, this is relevant to the texture of fabrics. I think his work relates to fabric because of the movement it creates. In this case the movement potrays anger and fustration.
I get this feeling because the lines are slashed across the page in a careless style.

These are my finished drawings taken from my own photos. They took around 12hrs each to complete. I learnt that it is important to spend time on the drawing because it pays of. The amount of time you spend on a drawing determines the quality of work produced. These are photos taken of fabric. I have created photos that have movement and dimension through the way I have chosen to compose it. In my first photo the fabric, which originaly worn as a womens scarf, was draped over a lamp, when the lamp was lit, it highlighted the dark and lights areas within the creases of the fabric, helping to -portray the areas of movement within the photo. I found it interesting the way the fabric hung over the light, it created and interesting visual effect and looked similar to that of melting wax. This photo connected with the idea that fabric can portray diffent substances, thus creating different emotions.

My second photo uses the same fabric but I have created a different compostion. I have tryed to empahsize the creases and folds of the fabric by scrunching the fabric up. I am focusing on the movement that the frabric produces. The creases and folds will empahsize the movement. This photo created new ideas towards my final piece. It pointed me in the direction of composition and they way it chnages the emotion of the piece. I found this intereseting because the use of the same fabric could create completely diffent photos and potray completly diffent emotions.
It is important to produce quality photos because they are easy to work with. A quality photo can be produced by having the right lighting, good compostion and they must be in focus.

This is an example of how I have made connections with my still life and artists. This process enables me to highlight areas of the photo that are of most use to me. I have also found textual connections to my still life photo, I have expressed this by adding textured matierals to the page, such as leather. The leather has patterns on it which create movement, the movement is fixed and rigid, this relates to the way the feather looks within this picture, it looks slighlty less soft and has a more rigid look.

These are photos I have taken from the still life, I chose areas that had natural light hitting them because the lights and darks come out more defined in the photo. These photos were taken to give us inspiration and develop our current ideas. In my opinion my photos have resembelance to Fabric. By relating these photos to real life objects, it shows my thoughtracking process and highlights my areas of interest. This process helps me to come up with ideas for my theme. I liked the use of line apparent in both of these photos, the line creates structure. The tonal range is evident giving both photos dimension.

Here we constructed our still life.

The still life workshop enabled me to experiment with different textures and designs. I explored rough and soft textures. The idea of textures then developed into fabrics, concentrating on the movement of fabric and the patterns they created. I had freedom to express diffent ideas using differnt medias. I used medias such as chalk, charcol and pencil to express areas of interest and enhance areas of definition. I chose fabric as my focal point because I find the movement intresting, the movement potrays different emotions depending on its fluidity and the way it has been composed.

The most successful compositions are able to create tension and constant dialogue between these elements by contrasting and bouncing them off each other. Contrasts of this sort can be very subtle, or very dramatic – that again is the realm of message and personality and style.

All Formal Elements work together as part of a whole, they are merely different aspects of one thing. They affect each other because they are inter-related. Their dialogue is what gives life to a composition, they are the tools to channel your energy. If you are working on one, it will change another. To practice play off their effects is like etudes for a pianist until he can improvise or interpret freely. The knowledge of their workings will also help you to know when to stop and not over-work

Colour

After the Misdeed
about 1885 - 90, Jean Béraud

Every painting contains colour, this is a vital element, it makes the painting visually effective.

The use of colour is vibrant, the red purposely contrasts with the blue dress, thus making the women the centre of attention. It is amazing how colour can create a range of moods and emotions when transfered onto paper.

The 'colour element' is vital. This can be put into my own work, the colours

Connect this example back to your own work - exploring textures within the fabric. Could the colours used here feature in your work later on? JM

Shape
Rocks, Tree Trunks and Branches
George Augustus Wallis
about 1800

This is simply building shapes into coherent form.
The shape of the wood helps to create the feeling of the painting and directs your vision around the painting instead of having a direct vocal point.It is distinguished from its surroundings by its outline.

My drawing shows clearly that shape wheather that be abstract of familiar creates a intresting visula effect. When the shapes are identified, you can begin to make connections with real wolrd object.

Tone

An Evening Service in a Church
1649, Pieter Neeffs the Elder and Bonaventura Peeters the Elder

The tonal range is evident in this painting.

Without this consitantcy, the painting would be 2d and lifeless. The tone contributes layers and depth to this painting,making it visually stand out.

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This painting potrays a ray of colours. Due to its contempoary style, the colours influence you emotions and lead you into a world where your imagination takes over.

Lines

The ues of texture is evident. Bringing these images to life. The lines create movement and help to create a vocal point.The image on the far left has less vivid lines giving it a calm,relaxed quality, whereas the use of lines ont the right image are strong and bold, making it feel frentic.

frontal model

Simplified representation of the characteristic distribution of temperature, cloud, wind, etc., associated with a front.

Frontal paints the cinematic dreamworld, where images float by one on top of another, somewhere we all escape to.

I found this image intreseting because it relates to my current theme, portraying textures. I like the use of lines in this painting, it gives it depth and texture.