Image Essay #15

The piece above is a fan art of Ichigo in his hallow form from Bleach. The artist made a good use of value contrast in this piece. The value contrast combined with the color scheme help makes the character look like he's something to be terrified of. The value contrast with a little shading makes Ichigo look three-dimensional.

An analogous color scheme is used for the background, which makes use of different tints, hues, and shades of orange and yellow. Since the artist used orange and yellow. I assume the background is suppose to be a blurred version of fire, since yellow and orange are colors normally seen in a fire. If the background is fire, then it adds to the effect that makes Ichigo look like some terrifying creature that just came out of hell. Also it appears that the lights value of yellow kind of makes a halo around Ichigo. Normally that kind thing implies that the character is angelic, but when combined with the black and this color scheme, it gives the character a scary demonic look. It's probably there to put more emphasis on Ichigo. Of course Ichigo is the most dominate object on the page, because he's the only object on the page and take up most of the page, making him the focal point.

The image also would fit as an example of Gestalt with it use of symmetry and asymmetry. The colors in the background are in a symmetrical pattern and Ihcigo's hallow mask is asymmetrical. The mask also makes Ichigo himself look asymmetrical, but with out it, one can tell that Ichigo is really symmetrical.

Image Essay #14

For this piece the artist used a spilt complementary color scheme. It looks like yellow is the only primary color used in this piece. The rest of the colors are secondary and tertiary colors. There is also some use of pink, which is a tint for red, along with some white. Since there seems to be a lot of yellow and orange in the water, it appears the lighting might be that of a sunrise or sunset. The temperature of the colors seem to give off a warm, light-hearted feeling.

Some shading is used to make the girl,the swing, and the tree branches look three-dimensional. The girl overlaps the tree branches, so it looks like they are behind her. The girl of course is the focal point of the piece, since she seems to stick out more. From the ripple effect of the background, the fact that the trees are a little blurry, one can tell that they being reflected on water. The piece also has asymmetrical balance with the way the trees are reflected and with the bell on the swing, but the girl is symmetrical, making it a good example of Gestalt.

Image Essay #13

An interesting thing about this fan art of Rukia from Bleach is that no primary colors are used. Only different hues and shades of the secondary color of violet, along with some black, gray, and white is used in this piece. So I guess the piece would be mostly monochromatic. Another thing that is interest about the piece is that Rukia looks sad and violent is a color I wouldn't normally associate sadness with. Honestly I'm not sure what one would associate violet with by itself. But it does look good when juxtaposed with black and/or white. Thought I think some would probably think that the piece would look better if it were blue, because blue is normally associated with sadness. There is chance it could look better is the color were blue, but that would cliche so piece is something different.

Shading is used to make Rukia look three-dimensional. But for the moon the artist used white with different hues of violent and it looks a little three-dimensional, not to mention it looks pretty accurate. I also think that the use of lighting is good. But the butterfly looks kind of flat, which seems to help it pop out more, but Rukia would be the first thing that the viewer would notice, since she is the most dominant.

Image Essay #12

Besides anime fan art Ore-sama(Anna Matheis) also does animal related artwork. This piece is called Sun Down on a Specie. The piece uses an analogous color scheme, with it use as different hues of red, orange, and yellow. The tone of pink is also in there. The colors choices work because they are the colors that are normally associated with a sunset. There is also some use of white in the piece. With the use of black the animal helps it stick out more.

But I'm not sure if it suppose to be a cheetah or a leopard. But from the title one can that piece has do with an endangered specie. Also from the title one can that the piece is suppose to have kind of a sad meaning behind it. Even though the most of the colors in sunset are normally are not associated with sadness, a sunset it self can be considered sad, depending on the situation.

The piece also makes good use of definition. Because the grass in the middle ground isn't as detailed as the grass in the foreground, it gives the illusion of distance.

I think the artist made good use of the different hues to makes the clouds in the background look like they have a fluffly texture, as the clouds one would see in the sky would look. So I think they look about accurate.

I also noticed that chormatic value of the hues get darker as they get closer to the animal, which helps it stick out more and makes it the area of focus on the piece.

Image Essay #11

Another Naruto fan art by Ore-sama. What I find interesting about this piece is how she uses different hues of red with black and white. For the background it looks she made good use of different chromatic values of the color red.

I kind of like how the artist made the characters black and white, but kept the blood red. Black and white kind of gives the feeling like time has stopped. Like it just froze on that moment. I don't think this piece would have as much impact if it were all black and white. Same for if the characters were colored. The use of red really brings more to the image.

Red and black are normally associated with blood and death. One thing that's interesting about this piece is that there is some use of pink in the background, and pink is a color that is not normally associated with death. In yet somehow it still works with image. I don't think the image would have as much impact if the background was one solid hue of red.

Shading is used to make the characters three-dimensional. But they since to stick out more because the gate in the middle ground is two-dimensional. It's solid black except for one area towards the bottom that looks gray. It looks like the lighting is only on where the characters are.

Image Essay #10

This piece would be one of the many Naruto fan arts done by Ore-sama. This piece makes good use of value contrast. How the moonlight reflects on the water and the characters look about accurate. How the shades of gray go from low-value to mid-value to high value bend in well. The use of value also makes the characters, the tree, and the moon look three-dimensional.

The foreground is the darkest. The middle ground has the mid-value shades of gray and is also where one can see the shades start to blend. The area where the moon is in the background is the lightest. There is also some use of value on the moon itself to give it a more three-dimensional look.

The two characters and the tree are the most dominant on the piece. The moon looks very small to make it look like it is far distance away. Also the trees in the background are solid black and two-dimensional compared with everything else and it gives off the effect that they are a far distance away. The piece is also in linear perspective for it seems to lead the viewer eye form the moon to the characters or vice versa, depending on what the viewer notices first.

Image Essay #8

This Trinity Blood wallpaper makes good use of value contrast. The black around the image makes it pop out more and makes Esther kneeing besides Abel's coffin the focal point. It keeps the viewer's eye on the center.

Where is Esther is seems to be the lightest area since she is wearing a white dress. The value gets lighter as it gets closer to her. The use of shading makes the flowers, the coffin, and Esther look three-dimensional. The value contrast of the white and grays bring out the folds of Esther's dress. There is also plenty of value contrast in the flowers and on the cross that is on the coffin. It makes it seems like the place is dimly light. Also the use of the black, the white, and the different shades of gray give the image a sad and depressing feel.

The way Esther and the coffin are juxtaposed is also a good use of value contrast, since the coffin is black and Esther's is white, which also helps Esther stick out more.

Esther and the coffin seem to be the foreground for they stick out more, and the flowers are the background for they look kind of blurry.

Image Essay #9

This fan art of a scene from the anime Naruto is a good example of definition. The character who is ready to come at his opponent with the lighting-based attack is the most dominant form on the piece. The other character is smaller, along with how the rails of the bridge are set up to give off the illusion that he is a farther distance away. The mist is also helpful in creating the distance illusion for it is thicker near the smaller character and as thick near the larger character.

Shading is also used to make the picture seem more three-dimensional and there is a good use of value on the character that is closest to the viewer's eyes on his clothing and hair. The the smaller character is not as detailed to help with the distance illusion.

The piece also has a linear perspective. The character getting ready to strike is focal point of the picture since he is the largest, so the viewer will notice him first. Then the bridge leads the viewer's eye to the other character.