Journal Entry #16

Tonal Progression:

Formal:  A succession of color mixtures proceeding from dark to light. In addition to value change, tonal progression also vary in hue and chromatic intensity.

Informal: A layering effect using color to fade from dark to light.

Shade:

Formal: Shade is the mixture of a color with black, which reduces lightness.

Informal: Mixing a color with black which reduces its lighting.

Tint:

Formal: A tint is the mixture of a color with white, which increases lightness.

Informal: Mixing a color with white which increases its lighting.

Tone:

Formal: An artistic context refers to the light and dark values used to render a realistic object, or to create an abstract composition.

Informal: Using light and dark elements to create an abstract composition.

Venn Diagram:

Formal: An illustration of the relationships between and among sets, groups of objects that share something in common.

Informal: A composition that compares objects to show similarities.

These pieces are great representations of transparency and layering because the illustrators used transparency to create the backgrounds. Using this tactic really creates a sense of having the curtains really be there in the first picture and it also creates an atmosphere of actually being in a room and having a conversation.