{"id":8223,"date":"2024-03-20T12:43:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T12:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/?p=8223"},"modified":"2024-03-27T10:28:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T10:28:39","slug":"part-2-viewport-visual-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/part-2-viewport-visual-design\/","title":{"rendered":"PART 2 \u2014 Viewport Visual Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/div>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f12331d69ab\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f12331d69ab\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/part-2-viewport-visual-design\/#What_is_3D_design\" >What is 3D design?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/part-2-viewport-visual-design\/#Elements_principles_and_means\" >Elements, principles, and means<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/part-2-viewport-visual-design\/#Whats_the_distinction\" >What&#8217;s the distinction?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/part-2-viewport-visual-design\/#Elements\" >Elements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/part-2-viewport-visual-design\/#Principles\" >Principles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/part-2-viewport-visual-design\/#Means_of_Expression\" >Means of Expression<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/part-2-viewport-visual-design\/#Chapter_synopses\" >Chapter synopses<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/part-2-viewport-visual-design\/#CHAPTER_4_%E2%80%94_Visual_Elements_I_Point_Line_Plane\" >CHAPTER 4 \u2014 Visual Elements I: Point, Line, Plane<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/part-2-viewport-visual-design\/#CHAPTER_5_%E2%80%94_Visual_Elements_II_Volume\" >CHAPTER 5 \u2014 Visual Elements II: Volume<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/part-2-viewport-visual-design\/#CHAPTER_6_%E2%80%94_Visual_Elements_III_Kinematics\" >CHAPTER 6 \u2014 Visual Elements III: Kinematics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/part-2-viewport-visual-design\/#CHAPTER_7_%E2%80%94_Optical_Visual_Elements\" >CHAPTER 7 \u2014 Optical Visual Elements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/part-2-viewport-visual-design\/#CHAPTER_8_%E2%80%94_Visual_Principles\" >CHAPTER 8 \u2014 Visual Principles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/part-2-viewport-visual-design\/#CHAPTER_9_%E2%80%94_Expression_form_content_and_narrative\" >CHAPTER 9 \u2014 Expression, form, content, and narrative<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\"><em>4-minute read<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"694\" height=\"694\" data-attachment-id=\"30\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/nmw\/paralleluniverses_01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/parallelUniverses_01.png\" data-orig-size=\"694,694\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"parallelUniverses_01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/parallelUniverses_01.png\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/parallelUniverses_01.png?resize=694%2C694&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30\" srcset=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/parallelUniverses_01.png 694w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/parallelUniverses_01-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/parallelUniverses_01-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/parallelUniverses_01-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"406\" data-attachment-id=\"8221\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/chapter-9-expression-form-content-and-narrative\/305-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/305-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2482,985\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"305-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/305-1-1024x406.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/305-1-1024x406.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/305-1-1024x406.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/305-1-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/305-1-768x305.jpg 768w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/305-1-1536x610.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/305-1-2048x813.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Sol LeWitt,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/massmoca.org\/event\/walldrawing305\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Wall Drawing 305<\/strong><\/a>, 1977<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_3D_design\"><\/span>What is 3D design?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At first, this sounds like a question with an obvious answer. We are born into a world in which our bodies occupy and experience space, after all. We come to understand 3D intuitively through sheer exposure; akin to the way we learn our first language. In the case of the mother tongue, we come later to understand a vocabulary and grammar that allows us to write and speak with greater fluency, precision, and depth. Some of us even become poets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, too, it is with the visual world of three dimensions. As artists, as visual poets, we understand there is a visual vocabulary and grammar. We have studied it, codified in the rigor of what is known as basic 3D visual design. Perhaps it&#8217;s been a while since that basic 3D course. Or perhaps you come to 3D modeling from a primarily graphic background. Whether your circumstances make this a review or an introduction, in this title we will explore an overview of a basic 3D course. However, we&#8217;ll do it with a strong, unfamiliar twist. We&#8217;re contextualizing this information to a digital world. To do this we&#8217;ll create or discover metaphors to help us understand the relationship between digital and tactile spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elements_principles_and_means\"><\/span>Elements, principles, and means<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A good visual basics course introduces exploration of the visual world as a set of <strong><em>Elements<\/em><\/strong> and<strong><em> Principles<\/em><\/strong> developed through various <strong><em>Means of Expression<\/em><\/strong>. We will of course be emphasizing how these are manifest specific to the 3D context, but this isn&#8217;t always such an easy distinction to make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are disciplines that are unequivocally 3D: sculpture, installation art, performance art, architecture, and industrial design. There are others we accept as analogously 3D, even if mediated by screens: video games, cinema, and perhaps photography. Yet, even drawing, painting, and graphic design have reference to depth, through such visual devices as volumetric hatching, linear and atmospheric perspective, and phenomenal transparency. We need to keep in mind that output is the ultimate way we experience the &#8220;3D&#8221; in 3D modeling \u2014 a still image rendering akin to a photograph, an animation akin to cinema, a 3-D print akin to a sculpture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That said, a specifically 3D visual design course is intended to train tactile 3D thinking as a sculptor or architect might require. Because you are about to become a virtual sculptor, it&#8217;s this we will review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_distinction\"><\/span>What&#8217;s the distinction?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>Even seasoned artists sometimes confuse visual elements and visual principles, but the distinction can be made by a chemical metaphor. In chemistry, an element is a fundamental entity, like hydrogen or oxygen. Chemical &#8220;principles&#8221; create compound or molecular structures as a way of organizing elements into particularly functional arrangements. Want to breathe? Organize the element oxygen (O) into the oxygen molecule (O<sub>2<\/sub>). Want to drown? Organize the elements oxygen (O) and hydrogen (H) into the water molecule (H<sub>2<\/sub>O). The element oxygen has not changed, but its <em>arrangement<\/em> radically changes how it <em>functions<\/em>. In art, principles are akin to molecular organization, elements are akin to atoms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" data-attachment-id=\"8224\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/part-2-viewport-visual-design\/oxygen_vs_water_4912294331_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/oxygen_vs_water_4912294331_o.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"oxygen_vs_water_4912294331_o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/oxygen_vs_water_4912294331_o-1024x341.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/oxygen_vs_water_4912294331_o-1024x341.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/oxygen_vs_water_4912294331_o-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/oxygen_vs_water_4912294331_o-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/oxygen_vs_water_4912294331_o-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/oxygen_vs_water_4912294331_o.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This section contains a rich amount of information in 6 chapters as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elements\"><\/span>Elements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<style>\n\t.demoele {\n\t\twidth:100%;\n\t\tborder:0px none;\n\t\tborder-collapse:collapse;\n\t\tpadding:5px;\n                text-align: center;\n\t}\n\t.demoele th {\n\t\tborder:0px none;\n\t\tpadding:5px;\n\t}\n\t.demoele td {\n\t\tborder:0px none;\n\t\tpadding:5px;\n\t}\n\n\t.cellback {\n\t\tbackground:#eeeeee;\n\t}\n\n<\/style>\n<table class=\"demoele\">\n\t<tbody>\n        <tr class=\"cellback\">\n\t\t<td><strong>Chapter<\/strong><\/td>\n                <td><strong>Element<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t<td><strong>Subsets<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t<td><strong>Dimension<\/strong><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\t\t<tr>\n\t\t<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t<td>Point<\/td>\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t<td>0<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Line<\/td>\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t<td>1<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Plane<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Figure\/Ground<\/td>\n\t\t<td>2<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr class=\"cellback\">\n\t\t<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t<td>Volume<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Mass<\/td>\n\t\t<td>3<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t<td>Kinetics<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Time\/Motion<\/td>\n\t\t<td>4<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr class=\"cellback\">\n\t\t<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t<td>Light<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Value<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Optical<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr class=\"cellback\">\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Color<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Hue, Saturation, Brightness<\/td>\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr class=\"cellback\">\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Texture<\/td>\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Principles\"><\/span>Principles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<style>\n\t.demoele {\n\t\twidth:100%;\n\t\tborder:0px none;\n\t\tborder-collapse:collapse;\n\t\tpadding:5px;\n                text-align: center;\n\t}\n\t.demoele th {\n\t\tborder:0px none;\n\t\tpadding:5px;\n\t}\n\t.demoele td {\n\t\tborder:0px none;\n\t\tpadding:5px;\n\t}\n\n\t.cellback {\n\t\tbackground:#eeeeee;\n\t}\n\n<\/style>\n<table class=\"demoele\">\n\t<tbody>\n        <tr class=\"cellback\">\n\t\t<td><strong>Chapter<\/strong><\/td>\n                <td><strong>Principle<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t<td><strong>Subsets<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t<td><strong>Application<\/strong><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\t\t<tr>\n\t\t<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t<td>Unity<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Wholeness, Variety<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Global, external<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Contrast<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Complexity, Harmony<\/td>\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Hierarchy<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Emphasis, Subordination<\/td>\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Economy<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Essence, Less-is-more<\/td>\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr class=\"cellback\">\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Balance<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Equilibrium, Symmetry<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Local, internal<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr class=\"cellback\">\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Pattern<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Repetition, Rhythm<\/td>\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr class=\"cellback\">\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Direction<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Force, Movement<\/td>\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr class=\"cellback\">\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Scale<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Proportion, Ratio<\/td>\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Means_of_Expression\"><\/span>Means of Expression<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<style>\n\t.demoele {\n\t\twidth:100%;\n\t\tborder:0px none;\n\t\tborder-collapse:collapse;\n\t\tpadding:5px;\n                text-align: center;\n\t}\n\t.demoele th {\n\t\tborder:0px none;\n\t\tpadding:5px;\n\t}\n\t.demoele td {\n\t\tborder:0px none;\n\t\tpadding:5px;\n\t}\n\n\t.cellback {\n\t\tbackground:#eeeeee;\n\t}\n\n<\/style>\n<table class=\"demoele\">\n\t<tbody>\n        <tr class=\"cellback\">\n\t\t<td><strong>Chapter<\/strong><\/td>\n                <td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\t\t<tr>\n\t\t<td><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t<td>Ways of seeing<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Gestalt 3D<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Visual Metaphor<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Narrative<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t\n\t<tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1734\" height=\"1859\" data-attachment-id=\"681\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/looking\/cow-matrix\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cow-matrix.png\" data-orig-size=\"1734,1859\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cow-matrix\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cow-matrix-955x1024.png\" src=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cow-matrix.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cow-matrix.png 1734w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cow-matrix-280x300.png 280w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cow-matrix-955x1024.png 955w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cow-matrix-768x823.png 768w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cow-matrix-1433x1536.png 1433w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cow-matrix-300x322.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1734px) 100vw, 1734px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chapter_synopses\"><\/span>Chapter synopses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CHAPTER_4_%E2%80%94_Visual_Elements_I_Point_Line_Plane\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/chapter-4-visual-elements-i-point-line-plane\/\">CHAPTER 4 \u2014 Visual Elements I: Point, Line, Plane<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"8347\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/chapter-4-visual-elements-i-point-line-plane\/ch04_053\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ch04_053.png\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ch04_053\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ch04_053-960x1024.png\" src=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ch04_053-281x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ch04_053-281x300.png 281w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ch04_053-960x1024.png 960w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ch04_053-768x819.png 768w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ch04_053-300x320.png 300w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ch04_053.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>Explore the dimensional visual elements of point, line, and plane. Delve into their significance in art and design, referencing Kandinsky&#8217;s theories and providing practical examples. Graphic shape, figure-ground, and form are among the concepts illustrated through studio examples.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CHAPTER_5_%E2%80%94_Visual_Elements_II_Volume\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/chapter-5-visual-elements-ii-volume\/\">CHAPTER 5 \u2014 Visual Elements II: Volume<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"8663\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/chapter-5-visual-elements-ii-volume\/attachment\/52\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/52.webp\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"52\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/52.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/52-300x300.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8663\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/52-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/52-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/52-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/52.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>Drawing parallels between 2D figure-ground dynamics and 3D mass-void configurations, explore the relationships that create volumetric form. It discusses sculptural works from artists across the centuries, delving into relief, freestanding, and installation artworks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CHAPTER_6_%E2%80%94_Visual_Elements_III_Kinematics\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/chapter-6-visual-elements-iii-kinematics\/\">CHAPTER 6 \u2014 Visual Elements III: Kinematics<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"8508\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/chapter-6-visual-elements-iii-kinematics\/roto_duchamp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/roto_duchamp.gif\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"roto_duchamp\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/roto_duchamp.gif\" src=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/roto_duchamp-300x300.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/roto_duchamp-300x300.gif 300w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/roto_duchamp-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/roto_duchamp-100x100.gif 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>Artists throughout history have grappled with depicting the elusive fourth dimension: time. From prehistoric cave paintings to Trajan&#8217;s Column and the Admonitions Scroll, human creativity has explored motion. With the advent of cinema and digital media, expressing change over time reached new heights, shaping art from Cubism to interactive narratives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CHAPTER_7_%E2%80%94_Optical_Visual_Elements\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/chapter-7-optical-visual-elements\/\">CHAPTER 7 \u2014 Optical Visual Elements<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"8853\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/chapter-7-optical-visual-elements\/ch07_18-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ch07_18.png\" data-orig-size=\"2400,2400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ch07_18\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ch07_18-1024x1024.png\" src=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ch07_18-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ch07_18-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ch07_18-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ch07_18-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ch07_18-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ch07_18-1536x1536.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>Light, color, and texture intertwine as pillars of visual perception. From Caravaggio&#8217;s chiaroscuro to Monet&#8217;s optical realism, artists wield light to evoke emotion and depth. Understanding color models will uncover the possibilities of hue, saturation, and value, while texture adds tactile richness. Together, they create the modeler&#8217;s optical palette for material expression.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CHAPTER_8_%E2%80%94_Visual_Principles\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/chapter-8-visual-principles\/\">CHAPTER 8 \u2014 Visual Principles<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"8401\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/chapter-8-visual-principles\/principle_cube_5844719025_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/principle_cube_5844719025_o-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2362,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"principle_cube_5844719025_o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/principle_cube_5844719025_o-945x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/principle_cube_5844719025_o-277x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/principle_cube_5844719025_o-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/principle_cube_5844719025_o-945x1024.jpg 945w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/principle_cube_5844719025_o-768x832.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>Delve into an intricate web where Visual Elements interact with Visual Principles in a dynamic dance of artistic creation. Navigate the complexities of Unity, Contrast, Hierarchy, Economy, Balance, Pattern, Direction, and Scale + Proportion, each influencing the other like molecules in a chemical reaction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CHAPTER_9_%E2%80%94_Expression_form_content_and_narrative\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/chapter-9-expression-form-content-and-narrative\/\">CHAPTER 9 \u2014 Expression, form, content, and narrative<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" data-attachment-id=\"2872\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/mesh-mods\/newborn_brancusi\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/newborn_brancusi.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,495\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"newborn_brancusi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/newborn_brancusi.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/newborn_brancusi-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2872\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/newborn_brancusi-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/williamcromar.com\/newmediawiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/newborn_brancusi.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>Explore the intricacies of visual expression, from Objective to Abstract to Non-Objective Art. Delve into Gestalt principles shaping form, and Semiotics decoding visual metaphor. Unravel the elements of narrative, from character archetypes to genre tropes. Journey through speculative realms, from Science Fiction to Steampunk, in a rich tapestry of storytelling possibilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4-minute read What is 3D design? At first, this sounds like a question with an obvious answer. We are born into a world in which our bodies occupy and experience space, after all. We come to understand 3D intuitively through sheer exposure; akin to the way we learn our first language. 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