Supplies for Mon 5/19

Silhouette Projects are due this Monday!

Please also bring:

Bristol Pad

Palette pad

All color and b&w paints

Brushes

Palette knife

For Mon 5/12

Please bring in (at least) 2 draft compositions for your Silhouette Revolution Projects - these can be outlines only, or fully shaded.  Push yourselves to experiment with different designs using the same theme.  Think about composition, scale, movement, etc.

We will have in-process small group critiques during class.

SILHOUETTE REVOLUTION PROJECT

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

Monday 5/5

Hi folks,

Please bring in your completed BALANCE PROJECTS.  Your Value Scale should be placed on the illustration board underneath your painting as shown in class.  Please remember to include the written response on the back.  We'll critique these at the beginning of class tomorrow.

Please also bring in your sketchbooks and pencils.  We will be starting on a new project.

For Monday 4/28

Please bring in your completed Value Scales.  Remember, the important thing here is trying to achieve equal steps from white to black.

Please also bring in all of the supplies needed for your Balance Project.  You may not get to painting, but you will definitely need all of the drawing supplies and your illustration board cut to 11" x 18".  

For homework, you should also review the Blog entries on "Value," "Balance" (particularly asymmetrical balance), and "Emphasis."

BALANCE PROJECT

MATERIALS:

Acrylic paints (black & white), brushes, palette, palette knife, Scotch Magic Tape, pencil, circle template, ruler, artists tape, matte medium, illustration board, transfer & tracing paper (provided by instructor)

REVIEW:

“BALANCE {principle of design}”, “VALUE {element of design}”, and “SHAPE {element of design}” on 2ddesignnscc.blogspot.com

OBJECTIVE:

1 painted composition utilizing symmetry & asymmetry, where each type makes up half the design and flows into one another

Rules

- use only geometric shapes (squares, circles, triangles, etc)

- symmetrical half: choose either vertical or horizontal symmetry

- asymmetrical half should be flowing out of the symmetrical half

- use multiple values from your value scales to paint your composition

- at least one area should use gradation (gradual transition from light to dark)

To Consider

- overlap shapes to create a dynamic composition and a sense of depth                 

- vary the size of your shapes to achieve interest

- use areas of high contrast (light next to dark) and areas of low contrast (similar values) to move the eye around the composition and create a sense of pictorial space (**remember: high contrast comes forward, low contrast recedes**)

- try to achieve a focal point in your composition (hint: use high contrast)

PREPARATION:

Create two 8” x 8” draft compositions in sketchbook with pencils, transfer to 1 final 8” x 16” composition on your illustration board, with an unbroken flow between the two halves

PRESENTATION:

One 8” X 16” composition painted directly on 11” x 18” illustration board, with 1” x 9” Value Scale mounted ½” below it, and 1” border on the top, right and left sides (see below)

Written assessment should be taped to the back of your finished illustration board

WRITTEN ASSESSMENT:

How would you describe the difference between the symmetrical and asymmetrical sides of your composition?  Do the two flow easily into one another? What parts of the design seem to come forward and what parts seem to recede?  Where is your eye drawn to?  How did your choices of values, shapes, and gradations affect the overall balance of the design?

DATES (subject to change):

Studio time: Introduce Wed 4/23, Mon 4/28 (Value Scale Project due), Wed 4/30

Due: Mon 5/5

SAMPLE IMAGES:

To be used ONLY as reference; you should come up with your own unique solutions/designs

VALUE SCALE PROJECT

MATERIALS:

Acrylic paints (black & white), brushes, palette, palette knife, water container, Scotch Magic Tape, ruler, pencil, Bristol pad paper

REVIEW:

“VALUE {element of design}” and “Painting Techniques {technique}” on 2ddesignnscc.blogspot.com

OBJECTIVE:

Create a 9-step value scale progressing from white to black with mid-tone grays in between.  Steps should be equal in value progression with your middle step halfway between white and black, etc. 

Note: Your middle gray will NOT be an equal amount of white and black paint.  Black has much more tinting power in mixtures than white, so you will have to adjust accordingly by trial and error.  You may have to re-paint several squares before achieving perfect steps. 

PRESENTATION:

1” x 9” rectangle on Bristol paper, made up of nine 1” x 1” squares, eventually to be mounted on Balance Project illustration board

DATES (subject to change):

Studio: Wed 4/23

Due: Mon 4/28 (eventually mounted with Balance Project)