help me plz under stand things.!
2007-10-01 06:50:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Studying mathematics teaches you HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, which is a useful skill no matter what you do in life.
Skill in mathematics also helps develop an eye for detail, which can be useful in art--are your colors correctly fading to grey in the background? what is the underlying symmetry in your work (if any)? how much blue should be added to get the correct teal you want?
Reanaissance painters and sculptors were well-versed in the mathematics of the day.
2007-10-01 06:57:18 · answer #1 · answered by Mathsorcerer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are some direct uses of math in art as well. Perspective is a math concept - I'm sure you learned perspective in art but the roots are math - if you get the math of perspective, you can really mess around with it.
The rule of thirds and the golden mean for composition are both math concepts.
Every line and shape you draw has a geometric basis.
Leonardo daVinci is an awesome example of math+art = great art.
What I'm getting at is if you understand the math behind some of the "rules" you already know - you can really twist them around. That's where you can experiment and create.
2007-10-01 14:25:59 · answer #2 · answered by tfloto 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a lot of indirect uses:
It's useful in things such as drawing 3d perspective, or approximating the sizes of things in relation to each other.
The sizes of shadows and shading in pictures could also be related.
Another example comes from photography, when taking a picture of a person in front of a background. The subject should be about 1/3 in from the side, leaving enough room to display the background.
Is there anything else you had specifically in mind?
2007-10-01 14:02:47 · answer #3 · answered by Leltos 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋