Fundamentals of Art

ASSIGNMENT 18

GOALS: TO EXPAND THE ABILITY OF THE STUDENT TO BREAK UP A SPACE IN A VISUALLY PLEASING WAY.

TO PUSH THE STUDENT TO LOOK AT THE VARIETY OF WAYS ONE MIGHT PLACE A SUBJECT ON THE PAGE AND HOW IT MIGHT CHANGE THE WAY THE VIEWER FEELS ABOUT THE SUBJECT.

TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS ABILITY TO APPLY TONE IN AN EVEN, NEAT AND SENSITIVE WAY.

TO CREATE A COMPOSITION THAT TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION THE BASIC DESIGN ELEMENTS.

TO PUT THE ART ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE.

PROJECT:

ON A 9 X 12 SHEET OF PAPER DIVIDE IT INTO 4 EQUAL AREAS WITH A 1/4 INCH SPACE BETWEEN THEM.

FIND AN OBJECT AND DRAW IT 4 TIMES USING 4 SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT VIEWS. THESE VIEWS SHOULD BE INTERESTING AND NOT JUST DESCRIPTIVE. THEY SHOULD REPRESENT 4 DIFFERENT WAYS OF SEEING THIS OBJECT. THE STUDENT SHOULD HAVE A SPECIFIC IDEA AS TO WHAT IS TO BE EMPHASIZED AND WHAT IT IS THAT MAKES THAT VIEW DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERS. IT SHOULD BE AN ASYMMETRICAL COMPOSITION.

THE ART ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES

YOU MUST LEARN ALL THE ART ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES BELOW FOR THE FINAL EXAM.

ART ELEMENTS:

A. VALUE B. LINE C. TEXTURE D. SHAPE AND FORM

E. SPACE. F. Color

ART PRINCIPLES:

A. BALANCE B. EMPHASIS C. HARMONY D. VARIETY

E. GRADATION F. MOVEMENT AND RHYTHM G. PROPORTION H. UNITY.

MAKE SOME ROUGH SKETCHES THINKING ABOUT THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPALS AND HOW YOU CAN MAKE EACH VIEW DIFFERENT FROM ALL THE REST. HAVE THE INSTRUCTOR CHECK YOUR WORK BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR FINAL PROJECT.

THINK ABOUT CONTRAST AND HOW YOU WILL APPLY YOUR TONE IN AN EVEN AND SENSITIVE WAY.