The Making of Art, Part 8
Question 1: Describe typical material selection considerations of the stone carver.
Answer 1: The carver must first determine his or her objective for the work. Stone with distinctive characteristics such as weathering may be favorable under certain conditions. For most work, however, freshly quarried stone is usually best as it lacks weathering which can sometimes make carving more difficult. A stone’s finished color can sometimes be determined by wetting it, particularly if the surface is dry or rough.Stone will often contain various flaws such as cracks, flaws or weak layers. These flaws may sometimes be visible but more often they’re hidden elements which might prove troublesome later. The sound a stone produces when tapped is often indicative of quality as well – a ring or pinging sound is usually good whereas a stone which produces a dull, thud-like sound should probably be avoided.
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Question 2: Define perspective and explain its principles.
Answer 2: Perspective is a system of creating the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface. There are two basic categories of perspective – aerial and linear. Aerial perspective refers to atmospheric effects on objects in space and can be seen as diminishing tones for objects which are receding from view. Put simply, linear perspective describes a process of seeing lines on objects from various angles converge and diverge. The position from which an object is seen and drawn is called the station point or point of sight. The horizon is represented by the eye level or horizon line. Ground plane refers to the horizontal plane where the artist is standing. The center of vision is the point on the horizon immediately opposite the eye. Vanishing points occur where parallel lines converge.
Question 3: Describe the various types of perspective and provide a brief definition of each.
Answer 3: Plane-linear perspective – occurs when objects closer to the point of sight appear bigger than those which are farther awayAngular perspective – placement which causes two faces of an object to be oblique to the picture plane; parallel lines converge on two vanishing points on the horizonThree-point oblique perspective – placement which causes three faces of an object to be oblique to the picture plane and parallel lines converge on two vanishing points on the horizonCurvilinear perspective – is made on a curved rather than flat picture planeCylindrical or panorama perspective – shows a picture like a panorama; the picture plane itself may be a cylinderSpherical perspective – projection onto a spherical picture plane; similar to the effect created by a wide-angle lens photograph where lines appear to be curvedzza4zz
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