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Homework 7

1. The surroundings of an object make up its value, thus it is relative.

2. A high contrast makes a works readability clearer, which is important to commercial artists.

3. Value can suggest where a light source is coming from giving the illusion of volume, space and depth.

4. There are three different devices to show depth one-point perspective, two-point perspective and three point perspective.

5. A vanishing point and a horizon line must be present in order to understand linear perspective.

6. One-point perspective has only one vanishing point, where as two point perspective has two.

7. one-point perspective is what we usually see in photography, because usually our eyes only go to one focal point at a time.

8. Use depth when you are trying to communicate space, when you do not want to communicate space do not use depth.

Homework 5

1. What kind of lines can communicate motion? Stability? Energy?
2. Why are human beings able to see "implied" lines?
3. How might a graphic designer use lines differently than a fine artist?
4. How is visual rhythm different than musical rhythm?
5. What must be present for rhythm to exist?

1. Diaganal lines can communicate motion, horizantal lines can communicate stability and vertical lines can communicate energy.

2. Humans are able to see "implied" lines, for we like to see unity around us.

3. A graphic designer may want to usse more dinamic lines than a fine artist would.

4. Visual rhythm is created through a repitition of lines or images. Musical rhythm is created through meter and tempo.

5. repitition must be present for rhythm to exist.