+ Graphic Design Terms
+ Image Size The height and width of an image
+ Canvas Size Can increase or decrease the amount of area of the image the canvas covers Adding will add blank area around the image if there is only ONE layer Image will be cropped Will lose some of the image depending on where you crop it
+ Resolution The detail an image holds Lines
+ Focal Point A focus on a specific point of interest which makes a canvas unique Johannes Vermeer Oil Painting “Girl with a Pearl Earring”
+ Sense of Depth An illusion of distance or third dimenstion (3D) Ex. Perspective Object size Overlapping Varying objects
+ Balance of Light and Dark Creates highlights Enhances shadows and time of day Light + light = nothing Contrasts and emphasis emotion Sense of illumination: Dark – Lustrous Grayish – Iridescent Tinted – chromatic light or mist
+ Broken Symmetry
+ Splash of Color
+ Geometric Forms