FA2017 . SA131 . Design & Color Theory . CAZ

Further research, looking and thinking go hand in hand in the design process. Each assignment has a number of inspirations to further your looking and thus your knowledge. Please look carefully at the artists / designers at hand. Process PART ONE From the inspirational resource list at the end of each assignment, select 4 of the artists / designers from the list of many Search for one image by each artist that will be the basis of your deconstructive analysis Download and print the image, keeping note of the URL for your bibliographical source Note the details of the work including:  Artist / Designer, Title, date, materials, dimensions if possible *Should a work not include the maker's name, place Unknown in that area NOTE:  Should you have an idea of a specific image that imitates the criteria and objectives of the assignment from a particular disciplinary field, please, by all means use this as your sketchbook entries.  Visual design may be f

Objective Students will visualize Gestalt theory and recognize how it is working in the development of an non-objective, value and implied texture driven design. Other beneficial learning objectives Activate Negative Space, Scale, Value, Pattern & Rhythm in the creation of a non-objective abstract composition that emphasizes Placement Perspective and variation of value, scale and mark  Paper Orientation  = Vertical with matted interior paper plane Process Part 1   Methods for  creating  and making non-objective mark i. Using your  compass, string and yarn, draw a number of circles in varying sizes no smaller than 2" to fill one piece of Bristol ii. Experiment with different marking devices using India Ink on dry / semi-dry / dry and different tools iii. Towel up some areas with newsprint or paper towels, mask other areas with paper cement that is removed when ink + H20 solution has dried iv. Make sure you have an excellent variation of VAL

Color Theory explorations   2D Studio Investigations This assignment follows your exploration of the additive color wheel that include primaries, secondaries, tertiaries and tints and tones of those colors and your monochromatic value scales in eleven steps         Student Work color wheel Student Work - value scales Student Work color wheel                  Andy Goldsworthy Made in and of the landscape Objectives i. Activate a 2D Plane  ii. Transforming Representational forms into pure Abstraction iii. Activate a Unit to System Relationships iv. Understanding Primaries, Secondaries,  Tertiaries   and the tints and tones of those and how to create them additively v. Understanding figure and ground visual weight to be equal vi. Using complimentary pairs of Red & Green or Orange & Blue Student Work Figure Ground Reversal studies Do the math You need 6 units on the vertical axis at 1.5" each And 6 units on the ho

Materials List ArtBox or waterproof toolbox to keep all supplies in 8 x 10” or larger sketchbook 14 x 11” Pad of White Bristol Board Extra Fine and Fine Sharpie Black markers Drawing pencils: HB, 2B, 6B, Ebony, pencil sharpener. Acrylic Paints:  Mars Black Titanium White Cadmium Yellow Light Napthol Red or Cadmium Red Medium Ultramarine or Cobalt Blue + any other colors you may wish to have Inexpensive acrylic brushes  1” flat or round white synthetic brush suitable for acrylic paint Roll of Wax paper found at your local grocery store 1 Roll of 1” Drafting or Artist’s Tape or 1 roll of Painter's tape India Ink + plastic water container Bamboo brush – round # 4 or # 6 metal compass   Rubber paper cement Scissors Handled Xacto blade and extra blades Metal edged ruler (minimum edge 18") 1box clear pushpins White or Black Plastic Drawing eraser Black vinyl portfolio to carry all your work in 2 pocketed paper folder to ke