Illusion of Motion

Illusion of Motion

Arrested action- An action that appears to be stopped. A deceptive stillness. 

Ichim, Alex. Synchropter Scout. 2012. DeviantArt. Web. 5 Dec. 2012.
<http://alex-ichim.deviantart.com/gallery/?catpath=/#/d4povob>.

As you can see with the helicopters, they appear to be in a state of stillness. Even though you can tell they are in the air flying.

Blurred Outline- A technique where the edges of the form are blurred to imply movement.

Motion Sickness of Time Travel. 2012. DeviantArt. Web. 2 Nov. 2012.
<http://rimfy.deviantart.com/art/Motion-Sickness-of-Time-Travel-255186137>.

In the image above, you can see where the horse is going and where it came from due to the blurring of the legs.

Anticipated Movement- Implication of movement about to happen on a 2-dimensional surface.

Peitersen, Mads. Praetorian Guard. 2012. DeviantArt. Web. 2 Nov. 2012.
 <http://madspeitersen.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d5744ca>.

As you can see in this image, your eyes anticipate the movement of the soldiers as they are about to march into battle.