The camera obscura (Latin; “camera” is a “vaulted chamber/room” + “obscura” means “dark”= “darkened chamber/room”) is an optical device that projects an image of its surroundings on a screen. It is used in drawing and for entertainment, and was one of the inventions that led to photography. The device consists of a box or room with a hole in one… [Read more…]
January 6, 2012
Perspective (from Latin perspicere, to see through) in the graphic arts, such as drawing, is an approximate representation, on a flat surface (such as paper), of an image as it is seen by the eye. The two most characteristic features of perspective are that objects are drawn: Smaller as their distance from the observer increases Foreshortened: the… [Read more…]
January 2, 2012
From notes by Lynda Sayce www.theorbo.com Timbre and Volume The theorbo produces a sound roughly comparable in volume to a classical guitar, but relatively stronger in the bass and weaker in the upper register. The exact timbre will depend on the individual instrument and on whether or not its player uses nails. Nails will produce a… [Read more…]
January 7, 2012
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