MATERIALS:
Choose from the following (or
combination):
1. Paints: Acrylic paints (black & white), brushes,
palette, palette knife, pencil, Scotch Magic Tape, xacto knife, matte medium
2. Paper: black & various gray-toned papers (painted
Bristol paper), xacto knife
3. Photoshop
REVIEW:
“MOVEMENT {principle of
design}”, “EMPHASIS {principle of design}”, and “SPACE {element of design}” on
2ddesignnscc.blogspot.com
OBJECTIVE:
1 composition using silhouettes to create an active image of
a revolution; there should be a
sense of movement in the final piece
silhouette: the outline of a form filled in with a
solid color (no interior information)
Rules
- choose a contemporary or
historical revolutionary event (this could be social, political, scientific,
personal, etc.)
- use silhouettes of
figures/objects to create your design
- use multiple values to create
your composition
- achieve a sense of movement
and depth
To Consider
- suggest movement in one of two ways: 1) through the active gestures of your
figures’ silhouettes (see ex. #1);
OR 2) through the repetition and rotation of silhouettes (see ex. #2);
OR both
- suggest depth through the use of value (high contrast comes forward, low
contrast recedes), and altering the size of your silhouettes (large shapes come
forward, small shapes recede) (see ex. #3)
- silhouettes should be the main focus of your design, but you
may also choose to incorporate black & white collaged images as your
background (see ex. #4) or include text in your composition as well – be
creative!
PREPARATION:
Google image search for images
related to your chosen REVOLUTION;
images with full-length figures/subjects are best.
Print or photocopy your images
at various sizes to experiment with
scale and layering.
Do several drafts in your
sketchbook, transferring the images via transfer paper, and playing with scale,
repetition and placement of images.
Do value studies of these drafts
using pencils.
Use your Scotch Magic tape and
xacto knife to paint the detailed edges of your silhouettes.
PRESENTATION:
One 11” x 14” composition on 14”
x 17” illustration board (1.5” border around composition)
WRITTEN ASSESSMENT:
Discuss the work of Kara Walker
and how it informed your silhouette project. How does the silhouette differ from a three-dimensional
rendering when communicating an image or story? Does your final piece evoke a revolution? How did you accomplish a sense of
movement and action? Is there a
sense of depth? Is there an emotion
or feeling you get from the finished design and why? What could you change to achieve any of these effects more
successfully?
DATES (subject to change):
STUDIO: Mon
5/5, Wed 5/7 (bring in all images), Mon 5/12 (2 draft designs due for critique), Wed 5/14
DUE: Mon
5/19
