outward bound–typos and all…
To Watermark or Not to Watermark…That is the Question.
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outward bound–typos and all…
mspdgtt-over-my-shoulder.jpg
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The photos my students take are always my favorite.
How can I tell the difference in Surreal art and Fantasy art?
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Both of these styles result in images that are created to look real, but don’t really exist. Therefore, there will be some occasions when you can not tell the difference, but use these guides and most of the time you will be able to figure it out.
Surreal art is based on dreams and often irrational. It frequently includes things that look out of place…melting clocks, floating apples, a giant glass in the middle of a field… The work itself does not provide a framework for understanding the bizarre things within it.
Fantasy art is imaginary, but typically tied to a story…superheroes, orcs and hobbits, castles, fairies… In a good fantasy work, everything makes sense within the context that it provides.
Can something be both? Yes, but for the purposes of learning these styles, we are going to try to classify them as one or the other.
The students taught me for a change…
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Birds-Eye view
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An aerial view of an outdoor sitting garden. This garden was created on the rooftop of a parking structure. Utilizing this type of space has become a common practice in urban architectural designs. Notice that the gently curving pathway is not the most direct route from the doorway to the table. The goal is not fast-paced efficiency. In keeping with nature and the purpose of the space, the organic pathway is more calming. Organic lines tend to be more calming, geometrical lines tend to communicate organization and structure. Aerial view simply means the view from above. It’s also called a birds eye view, which is pretty easy to remember. Landscape designers frequently plan in aerial view.
At the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History– forensic artists
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Forensic artists study ancient bones and reconstruct lifelike models of the person based on the information they gather. The work that they create makes history come alive.
The third picture is a lifelike model. The first two pictures are of the bones that were found. This is a model of a 14 or 15 year old young man was one of the first settlers to arrive. He was also one of the first settlers to be killed upon arrival. His teeth and bone structure help us to know what he would have looked like.
A “deeper” understanding of portraiture at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
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Linear perspective–orthagonal lines converging toward vanishing point in the subway terminal.
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