Gradients Design

This piece had to focus on the use of different gradients to create an image that had depth, a focal point and is well balanced. One of the principles that I focused on was the use of contrast. The background designs jump from black to white, whereas, the center designs are mostly on greyscale. To balance out the design, I centered the focal point and made it so the the outside pieces would reflect across the image.   When working with gradients, the major element you work with is value (lightness and darkness). I also focused on using geometric shapes and used lines to show movement through the image.

The assignment was to make a design using gradient fills without color... This one was impossible for me to plan for because I had no idea what I wanted to do for it. I ended up just playing around with a couple different shapes and gradient fills until I found something I liked. This one was mostly just a trial and error piece. I didn't have anything to base it off of either so I focused on manipulating shapes. The big piece in the middle started out as a rectangle. :P