Landscapes
A landscape is a drawing, painting or photograph of the world around us. Most landscapes have FOREGROUND, MIDDLE GROUND, AND BACKGROUND. They have a light source (the sun or the moon) and have a sense of SPACE and DEPTH. This is achieved through SCALE and VALUE.
As objects recede into space in an image they appear smaller. Objects closest to us appear larger. As those objects recede they get lighter in color and value and up close they are darker in color and value.
A focal point is the place in an artwork that the viewer looks at first. This give the artwork a sense of order. A focal point can be achieved with color, value, lighting or scale.
A landscape is a drawing, painting or photograph of the world around us. Most landscapes have FOREGROUND, MIDDLE GROUND, AND BACKGROUND. They have a light source (the sun or the moon) and have a sense of SPACE and DEPTH. This is achieved through SCALE and VALUE.
As objects recede into space in an image they appear smaller. Objects closest to us appear larger. As those objects recede they get lighter in color and value and up close they are darker in color and value.
A focal point is the place in an artwork that the viewer looks at first. This give the artwork a sense of order. A focal point can be achieved with color, value, lighting or scale.
Firewatch- Released February 2016
Firewatch is a first person adventure mystery game where the player plays as a Wyoming park ranger named Henry who is assigned to a watchtower in the wilderness. Throughout the course of the game, Henry discovers clues about mysterious occurrences happening in his patrol area.
Firewatch won the award for Best 3D Visual Experience at the Unity Awards 2016, Best Indie Game at the 2016 Golden Joystick Awards and Best Narrative at the 2017 Game Developers Choice Awards. By the end of 2016, the game had sold over a million copies. A film based on the game is being developed by Campo Santo and Good Universe.
Firewatch is a first person adventure mystery game where the player plays as a Wyoming park ranger named Henry who is assigned to a watchtower in the wilderness. Throughout the course of the game, Henry discovers clues about mysterious occurrences happening in his patrol area.
Firewatch won the award for Best 3D Visual Experience at the Unity Awards 2016, Best Indie Game at the 2016 Golden Joystick Awards and Best Narrative at the 2017 Game Developers Choice Awards. By the end of 2016, the game had sold over a million copies. A film based on the game is being developed by Campo Santo and Good Universe.
Assignment # 1
In your google slide presentations choose ONE of the images from Firewatch above or go online and google "flat landscape" and copy and paste an image of your choice into a new slide.
Answer the following questions on that slide in COMPLETE SENTENCES.
1. Identify what is in the foreground, the middle ground and the background of the image you chose.
2. What direction is the light source coming from?
3. Where do you see highlights from the light source?
4. What happens to the scale (size) of the elements (trees etc.) as they recede back into space?
5. What happens to the colors/ value as the image recedes back into space?
6. What is a focal point in an artwork? Why is it important to have one in an artwork?
7. What is the focal point in the image that you chose? Why is it the focal point?
In your google slide presentations choose ONE of the images from Firewatch above or go online and google "flat landscape" and copy and paste an image of your choice into a new slide.
Answer the following questions on that slide in COMPLETE SENTENCES.
1. Identify what is in the foreground, the middle ground and the background of the image you chose.
2. What direction is the light source coming from?
3. Where do you see highlights from the light source?
4. What happens to the scale (size) of the elements (trees etc.) as they recede back into space?
5. What happens to the colors/ value as the image recedes back into space?
6. What is a focal point in an artwork? Why is it important to have one in an artwork?
7. What is the focal point in the image that you chose? Why is it the focal point?
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Assignment # 2
Your will create your own ORIGINAL Landscape using Photoshop and the lasso tool. It must include the following:
Tutorial Below:
Additional Project- if complete early....
Create another landscape but this time use a full range of colors using illustrator. Still adhere to accurate values (it gets lighter as you recede into space, scale of objects get smaller, etc) Get creative! Add a house, animals, people etc. http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-create-a-simple-landscape-scene-in-illustrator |
Assignment # 3:
Reflection Questions When you are done with your project, and it is in your google portfolio for grading, answer the following questions in the comment section underneath your slide:
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