Emphasis is what makes part of a composition stand out. Artists and designers can emphasise something in various ways which include using its position, using converging lines, or by making it unusual.
Works by Goya, Lowry, Steve McCurry, El Lissitzki and Akseli Gallen Kallela demonstrate the techniques of contrast, isolation, placement, convergence and the unusual, and how these can create emphasis in Art and Design.
