Principle of Emphasis
What is emphasis in art?
The most important part of the picture?
The invisible line the letters sit on is called...
baseline
True or False: All letters look the same as normal when you write in cursive?
What is false
Choose the image associated with movement.
option 1
Which lowercase (small) letter is this?
m
The area an artist chooses to emphasize in a work of art becomes the ________________.
focal point.
This falls at the top of most of the lowercase letters and the curve of letters, like in h.
waistline
Who were the main people to write illuminated manuscripts?
monks
This photo uses what to show emphasis?
Leading Lines
What is this letter in uppercase cursive?
G
Area in a work of art that catches and holds the viewers attention.
emphasis
The part of the letter that goes below the baseline, usually in letters like y and lowercase j.
descender
What is an illuminated manuscript?
Handwritten book created during the Middle Ages
What emphasis makes you notice the green tomato?
Contrast and color
When writing in calligraphy, downstrokes are . . . .
What is thick.
Is emphasis used in this work of art?
yes
he part of the letter that goes above the waist line, usually in letters like hand lowercase k.
ascender
In Illuminated Manuscripts, the first letter was usually enlarged and decorated
True
How does this sample show emphasis?
Size
When writing in calligraphy, Upstrokes are . . . .
What are thin.
Using elements to direct a viewer's eye along a path through an artwork, can show action or motion, or can be called kinetic art.
Movement
What does this word say in cursive? Be mindful of capitalization!
What is amazing
What is an ILLUMINATED manuscript?
What is a manuscript decorated with colors and gold or silver
Which of the following is an example of leading lines in art?
A road or a path
Name one lowercase letter that touches both the ascender and the descender lines.
What is the letter f.