BO ART 120

PART 1-

Lines and directional forces are all around us. Look to SEE where you can find lines to enhance a design.

Create 5 line based compositions of the same subject (a representational subject that is made of or suggests line) using any method you wish, drawing, photography, computer, etc. Be sure it is well designed employing line, value, positive/negative shapes rules of composition and balance.

Explore the subject to its fullest potential. For example: How many different ways can you photograph a telephone pole and it’s wires? Poles and wires can represent lines in a composition, like branches, railings, etc. Get creative!

Each composition should be different from the next. The more you work with one subject and get to know it the more you see it objectively. So you can do 10-20 photos or drawings and pick the best 5 to present. You should never just settle on the first composition you create. Always consider all the possibilities! At least 4 x 5″ or larger.

Critique at least 2 other student’s sketches by Friday end of day of the same week so that the notes can be referenced while preparing the final art.

PART 2

designs5 Line designs

Create a series of Line Designs – anything from representational (like draw a living thing in a series using different lines) to non-representational, just making different types of lines. size at least 6″ x 9″ Put a frame around each composition.

This addresses line quality- the type of line it is.

1. Broad steady lines with curves
2. continuous line ( one line that keeps going throughout the work, don’t pick up your pencil or pen until it is done).
3. broad to narrow line that fluctuates rhythmically (it starts thick and gets thin- could be calligraphic)
4. narrow line with jerking motion
5. broad straight fast lines

Number each one corresponding to the prompt.

Do Not Copy examples. Just use these types of lines in a design composition of your own. Put a frame around each design and design including to the edges. Don’t just put it in the middle of the rectangle. Think positive and negative space. Do not label inside the frame unless it is part of the design.

Please make WELL DESIGNED thumbnail compositions in a frame.

PART 3-

DesignLines in Design

Lines and directional forces are all around us. Look to SEE where you can find lines to enhance a design.

Create 5 line based compositions of the same subject (a representational subject that is or suggests line) using any method you wish, drawing, photography, computer, etc. Be sure it is well designed employing line, value, positive/negative shapes rules of composition and balance.

Explore the subject to its fullest potential. For example: How many different ways can you photograph a telephone pole and it’s wires? Poles and wires can represent lines in a composition, like branches, railings, etc. Get creative!

Each composition should be different from the next. The more you work with one subject and get to know it the more you see it objectively. So you can do 10-20 photos or drawings and pick the best 5 to present. You should never just settle on the first composition you create. Always consider all the possibilities! At least 4 x 5″ or larger.

PART 4

1^st Sketchbook Project: (scroll all the way down to be sure not to miss the creatives part of the asssignment.)

Part I:

Figure/Ground Reversal- Using black and white cut paper, black sharpie, ink or paint (all creating high contrast) create 10 different figure/ground compositions. Remember figure-ground reversal occurs when you have high contrast and about 50% white and 50% black to push the pos/neg space. Sometimes the black looks forward sometimes the white does, it moves back and forth. Create interesting shapes and Composition!

ExFigGrnd-2.pdf

Video explanation of Sketchbook I

Part II: Creative Exercises in Sketchbook: These should be on separate pages or thumbnails from the first part. Two separate images.

1. Make a mark on the page and then make a strong, balanced composition from it. It can be representational or non-representational.
2. Tear the page- either a piece off or just tear into the paper. Create a composition or drawing on the paper thats left or incorporate the tear into your drawing. It can be representational or non-representational.

Photograph all the work (in all 3 parts), and create ONEPDF file that is reduced in size. Really large files sometimes don’t load. A couple of megabytes for a maximum is a good file size.

**Be sure to label each section or image and Put a frame around ALL of them.