Assignment 7- Form and Space

In this section, we look at 3 dimensional form, different from shape but created by bringing depth to flat shapes, AND the space they occupy.

1. Practice sketching,  1-2 pages, sketch paper. Geometric objects, from Google resources and from observation.
2. See Resources in OPen Lab for Student examples.
3. Adobe Illustrator, using the 3D and Extrude and Revolve tools, experimenting first and then designing one or two pages of forms into a composition.
   1.  Play page experimenting with turning shapes into forms, using:
      1. Shape tool, line tool, brush tools
      2. Effects-3D-Extrude
         1. Press Preview, use blue cube to turn object, more options to change color etc.
   2. Design a composition utilizing Design Principles: Some options include:
      1. *Repetition and Variation – choose 1-3 types of forms, repeat and make changes in SCALE (small to large to create depth in SPACE), and
      2. COLOR variations; to add depth change INTENSITY OR VALUE (such as softer hues when forms recede in space, bolder when advancing forward)
      3. Movement/Rhythm/Rotation: experiment with making  your form rotate in space, using blue cube in Extrude window to keep turning a form; spinning, falling, stacking, turning, etc to create a sequence on the page.
      4. Can try Isometric grid to develop objects
4. part two–DRAWING – CHALLENGE YOURSELVES
   1. MAKE drawing  9″X12″ on BRISTOL. Use Wire frame and solid shading directly from you Illustrator forms. You can edit or change composition.
   2. Practice Wire frame (transparency approach, inside lines) and shading techniques. HAVE FUN!

MAKE SURE TO VIEW SOME OF YOUR ILLUSTRATOR FORMS IN WIRE FRAME MODE  IN ORDER TO BETTER SEE WITHIN THE FORMS FOR TRUE UNDERSTANDING