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           This week in class, we discussed emphasis and contrast. Emphasis is the purposeful development of a focal point. It establishes hierarchy and gives a sense of drama, balance, and personality. It also determines how a viewer perceives or feels about a space and can be achieved through texture, lighting, furniture, view, or architectural details.            Contrast occurs when two or more opposing elements or characteristics are present in a space. While cohesiveness is important, it can tend to blend things together, making the space monotonous. Contrast adds balance through different elements. It can be achieved with color, shape, material, texture, or style. Contrast creates visual interest and can achieve harmony when used correctly.          This week in Chapter 8 of Sketching Interiors, we learned about rendering interiors with markers and the importance of being able to draw q...

           This week, we read Chapter 6 in Sketching Interiors. From it, we learned about sketching different kinds of textures and how it is very important to be able to master the skill of presenting texture for different materials. In our sketches for this week, we experimented with drawing wood and masonry textures with color.          In class this week, we talked about two design principles: balance and unity/harmony. Balance is critical to feeling a sense of equilibrium in a space. There are three kinds of balance: symmetrical, which is usually used in formal spaces to make them feel steady and welcoming, but symmetry in a space has the possibility of becoming boring and static; asymmetrical, which is usually used in more informal spaces and makes the space feel more relaxed but is more difficult to achieve; and radial balance, where things flow out of a specific point. Unity is achieved when every space or object flows toget...

            This week, we learned about balance and unity. In Chapter 7 of Form, Space, and Order, we learned about the six main ordering principles: axis, symmetry, hierarchy, rhythm, datum, and transformation. An axis is a line established by two points in space about which forms and spaces can be arranged in a symmetrical or balanced manner. Symmetry is the balanced distribution and arrangement of equivalent forms and spaces on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane or about a center or axis. Hierarchy is the articulation of the importance or significance of a form or space by its size, shape, or placement relative to the other forms and spaces of the organization. Rhythm is a unifying movement characterized by a patterned repetition or alteration of formal elements or motifs in the same or a modified form. Datum is a line, plane, or volume that, by its continuity and regularity, serves to gather, measure, and organize a pattern of forms an...

           This week we also learned more about color. In Chapter 6 of Color Studies, we learned about the dimensions of hue. Firstly, there is pure hue, which is a hue without any white, black, gray, or complementary color added to it. We learned about mixing hues and broken hues, which are combinations of unequal proportions of all the primaries.            Finally, we learned about hues in composition, and three different terms that are associated with it: tonality, which is when one hue is dominant; stable hues, which are the most easily recognized; and contrast, which is the visual difference between colors.           In Chapter 7 of Color Studies, we learned about the dimension of value. We learned about how the values of a specific hie can be changed only by adding black and white; the result is called a tint. There are also broken tints, which are the grays that are found in nature and...

           This week we learned about what color is and about the perception of space. In Chapter 1 of Color Studies, we learned about the physiology of color and how our eyes perceive it, how light gives objects color, and how different light sources cause the color of an object to change. We also learned the difference between local, optical, and arbitrary color. Local color reproduces the effect of colors as seen in white daylight, exactly as we expect them to be; optical color reproduces hues as seen in lighting conditions other than white daylight; and arbitrary color allows the artist to impose his or her feelings and interpretation of color onto the image.           Chapter 2 of Color Studies talked about color systems and different types of color. For color systems, there are subtractive, additive, and partitive colors. Subtractive color is the process of mixing pigments together; additive color is the process of mixing...