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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

31) Degree of Emphasis

In this painting of Degas' dancers, different areas of the scene draw varied amounts of visual interest. First the eye may be drawn to the dancer on the left, then the chair in the center of the room, followed by the instructor, and finally the dancers along the barre. Each point incorporates elements such as light, size, etc. to draw the readers' eye and move them from the point of most visual emphasis to that with the least.
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      • Test
      • 46) Illusion of Motion by Multiple Image
      • 45) Illusion of Motion by Blurred Outline
      • 44) Illusion of Motion by Repeated Figure
      • 43) Anticipated Motion
      • 42) Spatial Puzzles (Equivocal Space)
      • 41) Multiple Perspective
      • 40) Amplified Perspective
      • 39) Illusion of Space by Linear Perspective
      • 38) Illusion of Space by Aerial Perspective
      • 37) Illusion of Space by Vertical Location
      • 36) Illusion of Space by Overlapping
      • 35) Scale Confusion
      • 34) Alternating Rhythm
      • 33) Progressive Rhythm
      • 32) Absence of Focal Point
      • 31) Degree of Emphasis
      • 30) Emphasis by Placement
      • 29) Emphasis by Isolation
      • 28) Emphasis by Contrast
      • 27) Crystallographic Balance (All Over Pattern)
      • 26) Radial Balance
      • 25) Asymmetrical Balance
      • 24) Symmetrical Balance
      • 23) Unity with Variety
      • 22) Unity through Continuity
      • 21) Unity through Continuation
      • 20) Unity through Repetition
      • 19) Unity through Proximity
      • 18) Visual Texture
      • 17) Tactile Texture
      • 16) Value as Emphasis
      • 15) Value as Pattern
      • 14) Curvilinear Shapes
      • 13) Rectilinear Shapes
      • 12) Nonobjective Shapes
      • 11) Abstraction
      • 10) Idealism
      • 9) Distortion
      • 8) Naturalism
      • 7) Lost and Found Contour
      • 6) Line as Value
      • 5) Gesture Line
      • 4) Contour Line
      • 3) Line as emotion
      • 2) Line Direction
      • 1) Line as Shape
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