FOUR WAYS TO CREATE FOCAL POINT/S IN A PICTURE PLANE

Result in engaging and pleasing experience for the viewer.

Focal point or focal points are there to grab viewer's attention. In every piece we create we should eat least one focal point and maybe one or two supporting focal points as well.

1. The viewer is drawn into the artwork,

2. The viewer is guided to the focal point,

3. The viewer is guided to the supporting elements,

4. The viewer is guided out of artwork or back to the focal point.

We can create a focal point within a scene using 5 different techniques. By,

1. By Contrast: (Contrast deals with difference, this could be any kind of difference, such as hue, textural, value difference). Contrast provides focal point.

Let's look at the image on the left. In this picture, contrast created by clear vision of a drop.

Where does your eye go first? The difference is used here was clear /blurry visual contrast.

2. By the Unusual (or isolation)

In this image, the star shaped Asteroidea (star fish) is unusual and isolated by others.

It naturally draws attention to the shape of the star.

3. By Placement on the picture plane.

Placement of the paper is another way of creating a focal point in the picture plane. We naturally drawn on the centre of any specific form. But finding a off centre point will create better composition.

If we keep the picture on the centre point we create a static composition.

Third of rule:

4. By Convergence: Convergence deals with the use of actual lines and shapes within the scene. those guidelines help viewer's attention to a focal point.

The picture on the side shows Convergence, because all the lines of the building's point straight to the opening/center of the airplane (also known as a focal point.) This aspect of emphasis is created when the artwork point to the main focus of the piece.

THE PRINCIPLES OF ART AND DESIGN

Unity & Harmony

We can create harmony and unity in our composition. There are ways several ways to create harmony and unity in our composition by;

1. Using the medium in a consistent manner.

2. Simplifying, shapes, subjects, colours, etc.

3. Using a consistent style.

4. Making sure the artwork appears finished.

5. Ensuring that each part works and makes sense with the others.