Eye Magnets.

EYE MAGNETS.

Posted on 5/25/2018 by Mohamed Hirji

We have seen on the previous blogs how artists use various tools like values, colours, etc. to guide the viewers eyes around the paintings, particularly to the focal area.
One of the items that acts as an eye magnet is a man made object. Examples include buildings, boats, bridges, cars etc. Also living things like animals and humans command our attention. In the example below, I am painting a scene in the beautiful Jasper National Park. Our eyes instead of admiring the majestic mountains and the Athabasca river, gravitated to the artist.

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