Borders

Illustrator Draftsman 3 & 2 - Volume 2 Standard Practices and Theory
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Pictorial Compositions, Continued Borders Borders outline picture areas. You should consider borders as part of the picture area because they link the picture to the real world. Borders can define or confuse viewers depending on your placement of objects inside the picture area. Figures, particularly, can affect the overall perception of border areas. For example, a figure can obscure a scene if placed too close to the border; the viewer’s attention is directed by the figure to look at the border, not the scene. Even when the figure does not touch the border, the figure’s gestures direct viewers to the border. Figures placed nearer one border than the other attract attention to the nearest border. To avoid this, leave more space between the figure and the border. Figure 1-23 shows the affect of a figure on the perceptions of the borders. Figure 1-23.—Effects of a figure on borders. 1-28

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