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1 Journaling

#1 Unity and Variety In Art

This is an example of unity and variety in art. Unity is oneness of something while variety is the opposite. This piece of art has unity in the way that the swirling shapes seem to be one, while it also has variety because the colors are different.

#2 Balance In Art

Balance is the achievement of something equal. This photo is a good example of balance because of the symmetry it displays.

#3 Emphasis and Subordination In Art

Emphasis is used to draw attention to one area of a photo or artwork. Subordination is a way that someone can dull out the background of an artwork to further emphasize a piece of art. In this photo, the colored tips of the pencils produce emphasis while the rest of the pencils are gray due to subordination.

#4 Directional Forces In Art

A directional force is used to point the viewer to look in a certain direction. In this painting, our gazes are drawn to where the shard like objects are pointing making this an excellent example of directional forces.

#5 Repetition and Rhythm In Art

Repetition is the repeating of a visual aspect of an artwork. Rythm is an ordered repetition of an aspect of art. This artwork has repetition because of the recurrences of colors and shapes. It also has rhythm because of the way the shapes and colors recur.

#6 Scale and Proportion In Art

Scale is the size of something to another thing. Proportion is size of somethings compared to the whole the viewer sees. In this artwork, the scale of the chick is hilariously sized up. Its proportions is way different than the proportions of the farmer and the tractor.

2 Writing and Looking

This is Winslow Homer's Boys Wading, 1873, watercolor and gouache, 9 and 3/4 x 13 and 3/4.

This artwork has unity through its use of grays, blues, and browns throughout the painting. Subordination is also used because the background behind the boats is brown and dulled out compared to the rest of the painting. A directional force is also implied because the two boys in the water have their bodies bent so that the audience looked toward them and then towards the boat they are pointed at.

3. Color In My Life

Color had a change on my life in an odd way. I was struggling to find out what I wanted to go to college for, but colors had always been my point of focus. I have always loved how things looked, then one day I watched a music video that was so beautiful and saturated with color that I found out I wanted to learn to create beautiful scenes by camera. Now I am studying to be a cinematographer. I think the color scheme of my life would just be saturated colors full of life because I love fresh and bright scenes in movies and music videos.

4. Art Project

I painted this because I love colors. I wanted to try to paint something with delicate colors and, of course, a cute little moon.

5. Photo Design

I chose two cars photographed in different styles to show the differences of a black and white photo versus a colored photo.  I think that the photographer was motivated to photograph the former picture in black and white because it is an antique. Photographing the antique in black and white makes the car seem stunning and it enhances the feel of the antique. The other car was taken in color to show off the red and to give it more of a sports car feel. It is also taken in color because the photographer wanted to show off a newer model of a luxury sports car. The choice of using black and white for the first antique car versus color for the second sports car is effective because it effects the viewer to see the cars in a different way.