Visual Arts Studio 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Picture Plane
16 Jan 2017
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Picture plane the actual flat surface on which the artist executes the pictorial not ie, present vs. past paintings image. Pictorial image could be compared to a window in which a three-dimensional space appears to exist. The flat surface is a picture plane. Some artists are very conscious of the flat surface of the picture, whereas other are. Difference between the left and the right, but both sides still look very similar. Originates from the center stained glass example, clay vase. The baseline is the bottom edge of the piture plane. Consciously use the bottom edge o the picture plane in compositions. Ovrik writes, (cid:498)gravity affects every part of our lives. The baseline recognizes the effects of gravity we inherently understand(cid:499) Needed: drawing board, newspint, pencils, eraser, rulers. Create a good composition with a strong baseline. Observe objects closely to capture all visual information pencil pressure.
