4.3 Strategy 2: Foreground & Background
A. Strategy 2: Foreground + Background
B. What Goes Where
In the video, Eric discussed foreground and background in his murals.
- Foreground – the parts of the mural that are the closest to the front and shows us what is most important
- Background – the parts of the mural that are further away and has less important details.
Murals have to have a focus. Muralists have to decide what the most important thing is. They can’t tell you what’s important, so they show you. One way to show you is by size.Â
Images that are bigger and up front are more important. The artist wants your eyes to see them first.
The backgrounds have other details that are also important, but they support the main focus.
It’s just like in a book. In a book, the author has a main idea and uses supporting details to give you reasons or ideas to support the main idea.
C. Think About It
Watch the video below as Eric works on a model of a mural in his studio. Â
After watching, ask yourself  the following questions:
- What did Eric paint in the foreground? Why?
- What did he paint in the background? Why?
- What do you think he was trying to show?
D. You Try
Sometimes communities want to make a mural, so they hire an artist to help them. It’s called a commission.
Pretend you’ve been hired to create a mural for a town by the beach. The beach has a problem: trash is harming the wildlife. They want a mural that will help raise awareness about trash.Â
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Directions: Think about:
- What would you put in the foreground? Why?
- What would you put in the background? Why?
- Think about your answer or write your answer in your mission log.
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