Graphic design -1B(STYLES)

ROMAINE WEDDERBURN

STYLES

OP-ARTPOP-ART

URBAN

Op-art contains different lines, shapes and colours in them to try and create the illusion that there is a hidden image in the art or that the image itself is moving/rotating. Op-art is only comes in the colours black and white; the lines and shapes implemented in op-art has to be put in specific positions to create the effect of an illusion.

Most pop-art work is made up of everyday objects or humans. The characteristics of pop-art are bright colours and extravagant and sometimes complicated designs. Pop art is mainly used in Graphic Novels and magazines to give off a more comedic vibe. The way the characteristics are implemented allows the audience or any potential audiences to straight away be able to tell what the context of the Novel will be.

Urban art is usually performed by people that live in a city or has an obsession with a specific city. Some people that graffiti on walls refer to themselves as Urban artists. Some forms of urban art is seen as vandalism which is a crime, however it is still very common.