Clinton+Breshears



color. This painting by Salvador Dali which am not sure of the name uses many colors to make a wonderful fantasy.First there is the foamy blue used to make the waterfall that makes up the hair of the woman. The blue of the hair is the same shade of blue that one would expect to see in a water fall. That color is the core of the painting and it is the color that creates the illusion of the waterfall. The color of the sun doesn't stand out at first yet it is done just as well, a lighter shade of yellow than the rest of the sky as the sun sets on the world of the painting. The ocean in the back ground a lovely shade of blue with a shade of light green to show the waves rushing to the shore of the distant beach. even the gray of the stones seems to be bright and the brown of the tree that is only seen in the left side of the painting and even the colors of woman who is the focal point of the whole painting. Last the shades of white and light blue that fill the sky showing. All of these colors work together to show the fantasy shown in this wonderful painting. With out color this would not be half the painting it is. form For form I choose the painting Trees by Pablo Picasso. I choose this because it is a good example of a way to use form in a painting. That way is the distortion of form. I did not even recognize this the tree in the painting the first time I saw it. Yet deformed it still maintains the shape of a tree, even if that tree is bent. There are other forms in this painting besides the tree though such as the thing that is behind it. I can not be sure but it may be the side of a boulder or even a mountain. It is the use of form that makes this a great painting.

tone For tone I choose this screen shot from Bioshock 2. This entire game has a dark tone to it, a tone that is found in many survival horror games and other dark.This screen shot from Bioshock two shows tone in two different ways. First is the lighting though there is enough light to see the light is dim setting the mood for the recently flooded Siren Alley. The light still being that dim shows the dark mood felt through out Rapture as you travel through that dark city where there has been so much blood shed. Next there is the dark tone set by the body floating in the water. That may be just one of many bodies shown in the game but floating alone there it seems to give a dark tone like that given by most of rapture.

texture This painting Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali is a great example of texture. Looking carefully at each clock you can see each has its own unique texture. Though melted the clocks remain solid. The pocket watch in the left corner of the painting like in many other paintings is covered in ants. There is even semi rugged texture in the mountain like island in the body of water. The body of water has a smooth texture that looks as if the body of water is undisturbed by anything. There is texture to the reflection of the mountain like island in the strangely clear water. There is even a smooth texture to the strange stub of a tree that a melting clock is drooped over. That is all that I have to say about texture and this painting. It is the texture of the clocks that make this such a great painting. composition For composition I choose the painting Metamorphosis of Narcissus by Salvador Dali. There is a lot to talk about with this painting in terms of composition. First there is the hand coming out of the ground holding the egg with a flower growing out of, with ants on the hand no less. This hand would stand out more if not for the water double that seems like a less formed version of the same hand coming out of the ground. There is the statue on the checker board that is clearly a man, which stands out due to the checker board pattern. Then there are the people in the back ground dancing around what I think is a fire. All these images make up one strange image that represents a myth about a man who became a flower. That is all that I have to say about this painting and composition. It is the composition that makes this such a interesting painting. Space For space I choose this photo Somewhere far Beyond. This a photo by flicker user Katarina 2353.This is a great example of space that is found in many photographs of nature. This shows space in many ways. First there is the small size of the mountain in the background. Second the small size of the trees in the right side of the picture compared to the large size of the trees in the front of the picture. Third the way the water looks as though it could go on forever. This picture looks nice because its use of space. The large amount of space in this photo is what makes it work.