Silohouette? This bugs...

artistp

Sillohouette? U bug me- I really am not sure if these fit, and if they do,
I am not sure which to choose. Shot with a Bigma...


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Nikolai

artistp wrote:

Sillohouette? U bug me- I really am not sure if these fit, and if they do,
I am not sure which to choose.

"A silhouette is a view of an object or scene consisting of the outline and a featureless interior." Wikipedia
HTH

Tessa HD

lps#5
Your first shot is beautiful! However, I don't think sillouette or translucent are strong enough for the challenge.

Tessa

artistp

thanks...but being a fine arts photographer, as opposed to a professional assignment type shooter, i guess i'll never use the main or most
literal definition... I like to take liberties and exploit obscure
meanings....o well<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/ne_nau.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > I guess i didn't really think these pix would work
in this type of situation...

URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Silhouette&action=edit&section=4"][COLOR=#0000ff]edit[/COLOR][/URL In graphic design

To silhouette is to separate (mask) a portion of an image so that it does not show. For instance, a background.

Silhouette the basic pattern
Pamela M Simpson, CT, USA, pamelot@rcn.com, More thoughts by Pamela M Simpson...

That all important silhouette is the first thing both my husband David Lussier and I do to make sure that what we are doing is worth painting. We always take the time to arrange the abstract dark pattern in a silhouette first on the canvas and check to see if it is interesting and abstractly strong before we jump into the painting. That is a point we try to emphasize in our workshops. If the abstract dark pattern is strong I feel that I can try anything with the paint and in the end I will still have a strong painting.

Often after we have been painting we both test our visual memories and draw the scene we were just painting. It is the strong dark pattern that comes to mind first and then you fit all the other movements into it. When we are on a trip, the backs of our placemats are often covered with compositional drawings of what we did, what we could have done and what we might do next time.

Inside-out silhouette
Jerry Waese, neoncrunch@yahoo.ca, More thoughts by Jerry Waese...

As an inside out painter (I never make a drawing first) all of my paintings are actually coloured silhouette projects - every form is filled with color from the inside out first - though almost never just one color. As far as edges are concerned, attention is given to concave and convex color interfaces, color becomes shadow and light - every important feature is essentially silhouette. Properly done, a silhouette promotes the absence of internal clutter while providing just enough information. It avoids distracting detail and heightens reality or adds magic.


Meaning of silhouette
David Collins, London, UK, collins23@yahoo.com

In actual practice, the term "a la silhouette" had the meaning of "on the cheap" because of the parsimonious nature of the French Minister. This according to Ian Chilvers.

(RG note) Ian Chilvers is the editor of "The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists."

BistiArt

What do YOU call a silhouette?

artistp wrote:

Very informative - I, too, think of silhouettes in a broader sense than Wikipedia defines [notwithstanding the fact Wikipedia allows almost anything to be listed].

I will spend time thinking about this range of ideas...

Muchas Gracias!

Nikolai

Well, one can present a picture of a cloud and insist that this is, in fact, a picture of the boat, since coulds are white and floating, bringing the association with the sails, etc. I guess it's up to the potential customer to decide if it's too far of a stretch or not.
Or, as in this case, up to the judges.

dlscott56

I really like the first shot but have to say that neither seem to express the theme of LPS #5 to me. What about some editing to #1 to make the insect a sillohouette? just a thought.

artistp

BistiArt wrote:

Very informative - I, too, think of silhouettes in a broader sense than Wikipedia defines [notwithstanding the fact Wikipedia allows almost anything to be listed].

I will spend time thinking about this range of ideas...

Muchas Gracias!

Well said. In my humble opinion the view of the artist is more important than the wants of any judge or customer. Personal expression is the job of the artist. I believe that I have presented both a bug and flower silohoutted, in a broad sense, against the intriguing richly colored background. I guess in my small world it's up to me to express my idea. Of course I am not selling, I am merely creating and pondering...

I am most gratified with causing someone to think...ty