Color Balance

Another weird, abstract-y image. I thought it was a good example of color balance because it's got the big, bold blue streaks along the right of the image, which is balanced out by the single blue streak on the left, as well as the more neutral-colored circle that sits more to the left. The color scheme looks like it's not quite complementary, but pretty close to it since the main colors appear to be red and blue.

Map Project

Yupp, I'm doing a Pokemon map for Project 3. This is the Kanto Region from Generation 1 of the games, and I thought it'd be really cool to redo it. My plan is to include all the towns, routes, and landmarks on the map itself, and then have the more "recreational" sites (like the Safari Zone, Cycling Road, etc) in the legend. I've been a huge Pokemon dork almost ever since I can remember, so I'm really looking forward to doing this project.

Radial Symmetry/Spiral

Radial symmetry is one of my favorite kinds of symmetry (although it's weird enough actually having a favorite type of symmetry, I guess...). I thought this image was pretty cool because the focal point isn't directly in the middle, and is instead placed near the lower right corner, making the entire picture more of a spiral. The focal point is also lighter in color than the rest of the image, which also helps to get our attention. Then the petals start spiraling out, and the further out they get the looser they become, creating a nice pattern throughout the picture. This pattern actually creates movement, bringing the eye from the center of the flower to the far edges.

Depth

I thought this photo really shows depth because of the way the giant appears to be falling into the columns. I've always been a big fan of street art like this, because it looks so real and sometimes you really have to look at it for a while before you realize that, oh, it's on a flat surface. This one's really cool because you can see the people surrounding the piece, which makes it more evident that it's actually art and drawn on a 2D surface. Foreshortening of the giant's limbs, in particular its legs, also give the illusion of depth.