Homework #3

Students should do studies of negative shapes of the set up in class, after you have a collection of shapes, create stencils with your drawings and overlap shapes creating a new positive and negative shape composition that brings together a new interesting abstract composition. Fill in some shapes with black whiling leaving others white. Try to focus on movement and noise in the piece.  The finished piece should be 9 x 12 and will be discussed in class.

Also do the shape reading in the files section on canvas.

Project prompt #1

Hmwrk #2

In class students will create various types of lines experimenting with various tools, marks, qualities 
of line such as thick/ thin, even/ uneven, broken, intersecting, fast/ slow, curved, rough, clean, straight, 
dripping, or repeated. As you create these lines think about how the variations affect your reading and 
interpretation of the line itself created. Ask yourself:

What kind of motion is created?

Is this a quick reading or slow or rather, how does the eye travel over the page and follow the line?

What type of mood is conveyed by the line? Is this a universal reading or mor4e subjective? Why?

How does the line interact with the edge of the page?

How does the line interact itself?

What kind of tension or noise is created?

What kind of energy is created by the line?

Is it rough, clean, how would you describe the line? What mood does it convey?

Once each student has made 15 to 20 different line experiments they hang them around the room so their 
peers can study and discuss the drawings. After looking over the different lines students should photograph 
various peer’s lines from the drawings around the room. You can photograph portions of the whole of the lines. 
Experiment with different levels of zoom and detail. Try to get a good variety. Take somewhere between 40 and 
50 photos so you have plenty of material to work with. In addition  I would like you to take 20 more photos 
outside of class of lines you find interesting in our day to day lives. These can be in your room, liacourse walk, 
center city, or wherever you find interesting lines. Don’t screen grab or go online for these take the photos yourself 
as you move about throughout the day.

Once you have photos to work with you will create two collages. One static, one dynamic. Use the 9 x 11 bristol 
pads and glue sticks or craft glue for base of these collages. You will then cut and paste different aspects of these 
photos to create your new image. You do not need to print all the photos but I would like you to use a t least 20 
per collage., pick your favorite after spending some time studying them. Please use only black and white imagery. 
Make sure you consider composing the entire page in each collage. Think about how the eye is moved throughout 
the piece. Think about the Visual Dynamics reading from homework. Stop and consider as you work. Change a 
decision if it is not working. I would like you to use at least 20 photos per collage. Feel free to use more if desired. 
These collages will be due 1/22.

Homework #1

For Wednesday read the pdf titled Visual Dynamics: Moving the Eye Through 2D design linked in the files on Canvas and bring in an image you feel does a good job of using visual dynamics.

Also bring in 5 various objects/ materials such as forks, sticks, pasta, old wigs, strange objects, or anything you can dip in ink and make interesting lines with.

Syllabus LInk

Final

Prompt #3

Hmwrk #8

For Homework make a 24 x 36 drawing that uses 2 hands and 2 feet or some combination of them.

Homework #6

Do an 18 x 24 figure drawing. Think measuring, think composition.

Project #2

Prompt

Hmwrk #5

Take 9 photos to be brought to the next class. 3 of 1, 3 of 2, and 3 of 3 point perspective. Each of the 3 should vary the eye or horizon line in the image. 1 high, 1 from your POV, and 1 seated. After you have taken the photos print and trace over the more obvious perspective lines as well as the eye line in the image.