Visual Techniques

CHAPTER ONE Introduction

The Parthenon's precise proportions, the intricate designs of the leaning Tower of Pisa and the complex structure of the Eiffel Tower are just a few of the many landmarks scattered around the globe. These iconic places have marked their respective lands due to the characteristics that the structure represents and the uniqueness of its architecture. It is through the architecture that these landmarks are able to visualize the culture and identity of the place where it is erected. Thus, the visual aspects of these renowned structures cause great impact to how they are presented and viewed by the world. Definition of Visual Techniques

Architecture is a form of art that designs carefully thought out structures.

And in order to obtain the desired image and its aesthetic value, there are certain skills that must be honed and tools that are needed. What may have started with bare hands and blended herbs have become technical pens and tablets. Throughout the years, artists, designers and architects have come to further hone their skills and invent new ways of creating art.

During the Pre-Historic period, tools were scarce and the tribal people were focused on survival. It is because of this that they are able to be resourceful and develop their tools such as wood, rocks, animal skins and bones and plants. They found shelter in nature such as caves, trees or stones and it is the early form of architecture. Painting has been quite the hobby for many of them. There were cave paintings of stick people and animals or even upright erected huge stones that serve as a form of their literature and religion respectively. However, around the Near East, cuneiforms and clay tablets have started to emerge and were used to record events. This is the time period where writing is invented. From caves and huge stones now come walls and temples and Ziggurats and pyramids of Egypt to replace them. Hieroglyphics was introduced and has become a form of a written visual language depicting the events that occurred in their time period. Craftsmen, artists, and writers were beginning to flourish

CHAPTER THREE Elements of Visual Techniques

Visual Techniques have a wide range of "line, shape, tone, color, pattern, texture and form" that "are the building blocks of composition in art (artyfactory, n.d.)." There are various combinations that can be made wherein a single change can make a whole new theme. The following are the elements of Visual Techniques: Line: It is the foundation of the rest of the elements of the visual technique. It is versatile for it may suggest shape, form, space, pattern, texture, etc. depending on how it was drawn whether it is cursive, straight, diagonal, horizontal, vertical, etc. Shape: It comes in different perspectives (one-point, two-point, etc.) and dimensions (2D or 3D). It forms the outline of the figure to give it a definite form. Tone: Gives depth to the drawing or figure depending on the lightness and darkness of its color. Color: Gives the greatest impact on the aesthetics and creates the mood or ambiance of the drawing. Pattern: It creates symmetry or rhythm in the drawing. Texture: It depicts the surface of the drawing ranging from its roughness to its