Project: Op Art, short of optical art, is a form of abstract art that gives the illusion of movement. It is designed to trick the eye by combining and layering shapes, patterns, or lines! A viewer might often see hidden images, flashing and vibrating patterns, or even swelling or warping.
Op Art started in the 1960s. Many better known pieces were created in black and white. Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely are its most famous exponents.
There are several different types of optical illusions. Many types of illusions we see and will create are geometric illusions because of the perceived distortions in the lines or shapes throughout portions of the images created!
Analogous colors are three colors that are beside each other on the color wheel! Let's try some examples:
• Are red, orange, and yellow analogous? Yes, because they're next to each other!
• What about green, yellow-green, and yellow? Absolutely! (remember that yellow-green is a tertiary, and sits between a primary & secondary color!)
• How about blue, green, and red? Nope. Only blue and green are beside each other, so this is not an analogous color scheme.
Happy art makin’, artists!!!
MATERIALS: Paper (Lined or Plain!), Black Outlining Utensil, Ruler OR something with a straight edge, Coloring Materials of your choice (Markers, Crayons, Colored Pencils, or Paint)
I CAN create an optical illusion that displays CONTRAST and MOVEMENT.
I CAN choose an analogous color scheme.
I CAN create an optical illusion that displays CONTRAST and MOVEMENT.
I CAN choose an analogous color scheme.
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