Vocab Terms
The feeling the artist wants the viewer to feel when they look at their artwork
What is the mood?
Eliminates the entire background of an added item
What is the Lasso Tool or Magentic Lasso Tool?
Geometric division of an image to determine where the focus of the artwork should be
What is the Rule of Thirds?
Identify the compositional layout of this artwork
What is the Rule of Thirds?
Creates paintings of portraits with a slight surrealist twist that masks the main focal point
Who is Rene Magritte?
The main area of interest in an artwork
What is the Focal Point?
Additional versions of these are needed in order to separate items from one another
What are Layers?
Road for the eyes of the viewer to follow to the focus of the artwork
What are Leading Lines?
Identify the focal point of this artwork
What is the shell with the hand coming out of it?
One of the most famous surrealist painters of all time who includes themes of time and items such as tall animals, melting clocks, and expansive empty landscapes
Who is Salvador Dali?
The organization of an artwork as a whole that identifies whether the art is successful or not
What is the Composition?
Allows items to be highlighted brighter
What is the Dodge Tool?
The center of attention in a completed work of art
What is the Focal Point?
Identify the compositional layout of this artwork
What is the Golden Ratio?
Surrealist photographer who started out as a fashion photographer for different products, and despite the negative outlook of others, eventually became successful and highly sought after for her unique style
Who is Hannah Whitaker?
Varying compositional layers of objects highlighted by what is closest and what is farthest away
What is Depth?
Changes an item so that its details are not unidentifiable and the item no longer maintains its original shape
What is the Smudge Tool?
Natural movement to determine the flow of where the viewer's eye enters the artwork and where it leads to
What is the Golden Ratio?
Identify the items in the foreground, middle ground, and background of the image
Middle Ground: Bridge
Background: Cityscape
The first ever Surrealist photographer who started creating photos without a camera using chemical coated paper and rando items. This artist focused on portraiture photographs that included layers of items on top
Who is Man Ray?
Define Surrealism
A visual representation of the imagination and unconscious thoughts to emphasize what is not commonly found in reality.
Intensifies the details of an item to make them more apparent
What is the Sharpen Tool?
The four compositional elements that create a successful artwork
Depth, Color, Shading & Tones, and Texture
Identify the mood of this artwork
What is forlorn, dejected, sad, depressing?
One of the first successful female surrealist photographers who paved the way for other female artists. A revolutionary woman who challenged the idea of what a modern woman should do in the time period she was creating art
Who is Dora Maar?