Hue

A hue is another word for the name of a color.  

                                    Yellow. Personal image by Renae Landry. 30 August 2012.

Color wheel

The color wheel is a demonstration of all the different hues in relation to one another.

Color Wheel. personal photograph by Renae Landry. 30 August 2012.

Spectrum

When light is dispersed by a prism it creates a color spectrum.

"Spectrum House." Spectrum House. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Aug. 2012. <http://www.liveon.uiowa.edu/?page_id=3090>.

Primary colors

The primary colors are colors that cannot be made by mixing any two colors. They are used in the feathers of this parrot.

"Parrot Vector Free Download - HeroTurko." Parrot Vector Free Download - HeroTurko. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Aug. 2012. <http://www.heroturko.me/aa5/parrot vector/>.

Cross Hatching

Crosshatching is a shading technique used to show the lightness and darkness in an image. Putting the lines closer together makes it appear darker and spacing them out makes it seem lighter.

"Roll over It!" Design You Trust – Design Blog and Community. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Aug. 2012. <http://designyoutrust.com/2010/04/cross-hatching-igor-lukyanov/>.

Shading

The shading in this image clearly depicts the lightness and darkness. It's a drawing technique that can show where the light source comes from.

"Haeros Shading Practice by ~CrimsonDragoon12 on DeviantART." Haeros Shading Practice by ~CrimsonDragoon12 on DeviantART. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Aug. 2012. <http://crimsondragoon12.deviantart.com/art/Haeros-Shading-Practice-95086240>.

Value Emphasis

The value in the lips make it stand out to make it the focal point of this image.

"130 Justin Lawson." : Value as Emphasis. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Aug. 2012. <http://justinlawson130.blogspot.com/2011/05/value-as-emphasis.html>.

Value

This example of value shows the gradual change from dark purple to light purple.

Purple value scale. Personal drawing by Renae Landry. 30 August 2012

Blurred outlines

The back half of the dog's head is blurred implying motion.  The background is also blurred to show the same concept.

"15 Stunning Images Using Blur to Portray Movement." 15 Stunning Images Using Blur to Portray Movement. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2012. <http://digital-photography-school.com/blur-movement>.

Multiple image

The multiple repetition of these people in different positions implies movement.

"Brown University." Movement and Motion: Rovan Installation Opens at Cogut Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2012. <http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2009/10/rovan>.

Illusion of motion

This green stick figure shows anticipated motion by showing lines that imply that he is running.   

Running stick figure. Personal drawing by Renae Landry. 27 August 2012.

Transparent

Transparency is shown in this image through the fish bowl.  You can see part of the drop of water through the glass of the bowl.

N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2012. <http://npscolorado.com/h2ojo.htm>.

Multipoint perspective

This image shows the vanishing point of many different rectangles.  This is called multipoint perspective.

"My Surrealist Room." CurkovicArtUnits /. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2012. <http://curkovicartunits.pbworks.com/w/page/11306900/My%20Surrealist%20Room>.

Juxtaposition

His hand seems to be oddly bigger in juxtaposition with the rest of him. 

Bloody hand. Personal photograph by Renae Landry. 27 August 2012.

Illusions of space

Overlapping is one way to create an illusion of space.  It creates the illusion of depth so that the circle appears closer than the square.

                                  Circle overlapping square. Personal drawing by Renae Landry. 27 August 2012.

Texture

This fox's fur is a great example of texture. It visually appears to be furry even though you couldn't physically touch it.

"Fantastic Mr. Fox DVD Review." Kidzworld. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Aug. 2012. <http://www.kidzworld.com/article/22348-fantastic-mr-fox-dvd-review>.

Collage

This is image is a collage. It is many images pasted onto and around one another to make one full image. Collages don't always have to be just pictures. it could be made of any material or other objects.

"AWN | Animation World Network." WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE CARTOON SERIES? THE WORLD WANTS TO KNOW (AND SO DO I)! N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Aug. 2012. <http://www.awn.com/blogs/screenwriting-jeffrey-scott/whats-your-favorite-cartoon-series-world-wants-know-and-so-do-i>.

Shape

Th                         This diamond is a shape. It is enclosed by a blue outline      and defined by the lighter blue color. The inner black starlike object is also a shape because it is defined by a black outline.

"Ooglewindowblinds.com." Website Animated Photoshop Button|create Glass Buttons in Photoshop|creating Glass Buttons in Photoshop|glass Button in Photoshop. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Aug. 2012. <http://ooglewindowblinds.com/photoshop-tutorials/khurram-feb-tutorial-website-animated-photoshop-button>.

Figure and Ground

The figure and ground depend on how you see it. If you see the man playing the saxophone first then that is the figure and the white portion is the ground. if you see the woman's face first then that is the figure and the black portion is the ground.

"The Gestalt Principles." The Gestalt Principles. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Aug. 2012. <http://www.loyno.edu/~zemmels/A201/lecture/visual_theory/gestaltprinc.html>.

Distortion

 

This caricature of a boy is a good example of distortion. His features are overly exaggerated to make them stand out more.

"Party Ideas: Birthday Parties - Leslie Durso :: Leslie Durso." Party Ideas: Birthday Parties - Leslie Durso :: Leslie Durso. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Aug. 2012. <http://lesliedurso.com/category/party-ideas-birthday-parties/>.

Pattern

The image on this television screen is a pattern. It is a design repeated over and over.

"Pregnant Pause: Getting Bloggy about Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy." Pregnant Pause: Getting Bloggy about Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Aug. 2012. <http://blog.thenationalcampaign.org/cgi-bin/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=media influence>.

Outline

The black line surrounding this character is the outline. It encloses the colors and indicates the shape of him.

"Google Images." Google Images. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Aug. 2012. <http://www.google.com/imgres? q=animation>.

Psychic Line

There is a psychic line starting at the tip of the animated figures finger that your eyes invariably follow.

"Stock Photo: Cute 3d Character Pointing. Image: 13726490." Dreamstime. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Aug. 2012. <http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-cute-3d-character-pointing-image13726490>.

Actual Line

This highlighted portion is an actual line.

"Google Images." Google Images. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Aug. 2012 <http://www.google.com/imgres?q=animation>.

Line

This is a line.

 Personal photograph by Renae Landry. 20 Aug. 2012.