Onground 2D Design

Objectives

1. Continue developing skills in craft and execution.

2. Increase understanding of the principle of balance.

3. Integrate previously covered elements and principles into an original design.

Create an original composition that utilizes/combines three words from the list below. The emphasis is on demonstrating the principle of balance. Previous elements and principles should be incorporated in the design. The imagery can be representational or abstract.

Format: Open

Materials: Open. Brainstorm with thumbnails, arranging the elements in symmetrical (formal), asymmetrical (informal), radial and crystallographic balance. Select a composition and execute using materials such as pens, markers, charcoal, pencils, collage. On the back of the composition (or very small in the border of a digital file) , write the three source words, and your name.

Evaluation

Presentation is free of distractions. These include rough cut edges, tears, excess glue, dents. Color, value, and tone have been considered; colors are rich and saturated, line work is varied and eloquent. Materials belong together. For example, marker (which absorbs light) often clashes with graphite (reflective). The composition’s primary focal point is balance.

 

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