I took a picture of these cute little fish ornaments in my uncle’s house. It caught my attention when I was touring around because it made the whole boring oak tree branch “come alive”. It inspires me and I’ve learned … Read More
Category: Course Activities (Page 3 of 4)
Project 5 Slides
Credit to Professor Jake Wright
Problem: Create a tile pattern design based the colors, content, and context of a room from film, TV, or other mass media.
Materials: Sketchbook, pencils, inking pens, tracing paper, Adobe illustrator
Concepts: … Read More
Project 4 Slides
Principles of Color Slides
Problem: Create Abstract Painting Composition that expresses your personality, using principles of Color.
Materials: Sketchbook, pencils, Bristol Board 9×12″, acrylic paints, brushes, palette, rags, water container, scissors, exacto knife, ruler/t-square, glue/adhesive.
Concepts: Hue, … Read More
Project Overview – Slides PDF
Theme: Experiment with lighting and shapes
Problem: Create black and white portraits that convey a mood or feeling using the rule of thirds, stable figure ground and a clear focal point.
Limits: Use a … Read More
Project Overview – Slides PDF
Theme: Discover, define, and visualize what drives your curiosity while learning about the basic principles of composition to improve your design practice.
Problem: Create four figure-ground compositions (2 ambiguous, 2 stable) using simple black … Read More
