Why does your eye go there first?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Define Emphasis
2. Appreciate the importance of the principle of
emphasis.
3. Consider the effect of emphasis in a design.
4. Create a 2-dimensional piece of artwork
demonstrating their understanding of the art
principle of emphasis
EMPHASIS is the
part of the design
that catches the
viewer’s attention.
 How Artists Add Emphasis?

COLOR
TEXTURE
VALUE
the viewer’s eyes are first attracted
Isolation
Convergence
The Unusual
 CREATE YOUR OWN
DESIGN OF EMPHASIS
MY PROTOTYPE