2. A composition can be broken up into three parts.
The space created in a picture can be placed in one of three areas of a
composition, the foreground, the middle ground, and the background.
3. The Foreground
is the part of the picture that is close to you. The stuff in the foreground
1) looks big because it’s close to you
2) is closer to the bottom of the page
3) overlaps everything else in the picture
4. The Middle ground
is the part of the picture that is in the middle between the foreground
and the horizon. The stuff in the middle ground
1) looks middle-sized
2) is in the middle between the foreground and the horizon
3) overlaps everything in the background, but is overlapped by the
foreground stuff
5. The Background
is the part of the picture that is back by the horizon. The
stuff in the background
1) looks small because it is far away
2) is all the way up by the horizon
3) is overlapped by everything else in the picture
6. See if you can find the foreground,
middle ground and back ground to
these Landscapes
Landscape- The natural landforms of
a region; also, an image that has
natural scenery as its primary focus.
7. What is in the foreground, Middle ground and
background?
Ansel Adams
Landscape, Photograph
10. Turner
oil painting
A seascape is a photograph, painting, or other work of art which depicts
the sea, in other words an example of marine art
11. George Suerat
What strategies are used to create space in this seascape?
12. Cityscape
An image with urban scenery as its primary focus; an
urban environment.
Can you describe the foreground middle ground and background of this
cityscape?
14. You are going to create a raised relief.
Think about your favorite story. Sketch out scenes from your favorite story.
Your sketches must have a foreground, a middle ground, and a background.
Your scene can be a landscape, a city scape or a seascape.
Details, details, details, make a picture interesting!!!
