Integrating the Artist Reference

The artist reference used in this sample is MC Escher. See how the fish used to created a negative shape. As the shapes suggests the image of a girl, the space is gradually enlarged to allow the image show fully.

Lino Printing

Those of you who have no idea what a "print" is, please go to the MOMA website http://www.moma.org/interactives/projects/2001/whatisaprint/flash.html to find out what a print is.
Once you have at least 2 alternative repeated patterns to choose from, select the one that you like best.

Then shade the back of the 15x15cm design with a dark 4B pencil.
 
Flip the piece of paper over and align it properly within the square. Using a 2B pencil transfer the design to the lino by tracing over the lines. You should see the lines being transferred.

When you have transferred the entire design, you may start cutting with the lino cutting tool. Please remember to unscrew the holder halfway before inserting the blade and then twist the holder back into place. When you are cutting, try to pick the blade with the most appropriate cutting size (bigger blade for bigger surfaces). Follow the lines you have traced onto the lino and remove the lino in one quick motion. SAFETY REMINDER: ALWAYS HAVE YOUR SUPPORTING HAND BEHIND THE BLADE! This is to ensure you don't cut yourself.
The completed work should look like this-

Wood block print

Once you have transferred your image onto print making surface, get ready to carve out all the parts that are not part of the pattern.

Print-making 2

Being an artist requires you to be aware of what artwork other famous artists have done. These samples of student work show you how to incorporate the artist reference.

Print-making1

Looking for Inspiration? Use the photos and drawings you have already completed and look for details that you can use to create a simple line drawings. Try to come up with a few of these motifs/ designs.

Then using these motifs/ designs think about re-combining, distorting, changing them to create an even more complex design. You can use the SCAMPER acronym to help you explore different ways to change your work.
Don't forget that your final repeated pattern is 15cm x 15cm. Make sure the final isn't too empty or too crowded. Good luck!

Papercut Instructions (Fabric design)

Papercut is one of the traditional crafts that require planning and intelligent decision making to get a satisfactory image. You need to try out different colour combinations to see which effect is what you had in mind.

Start with a sketch of your fabric design. Photocopy as many copies as you need to plan the colours you want. See below for example.

2011 Sec 2N- Colour & Form Part 4

Improving on rendering technique, requires some effort to have the correct tools- the right colour paints, brushes, rag and a CLEAN mixing palette. Makes sure that your paint mixture has enough water mixed in and isn't bone dry. "NEVER USE PAINT DIRECTLY FROM THE TUBE!!!"

2011 Sec 2N- Colour & Form Part 3

When working with colour pencils start from the dark areas / dark colours and work into the highlights / lighter tones.

2011 Sec 2N- Colour & Form Part 2

Creating Form using colour can be done with all types of colour media, colour pencils, paint or even marker pens. See some of the samples below for the difference in intensity of colour between using colour pencils and paint.

2011 Sec 2N - Colour & Form Part 1

In class we discussed the use of Complementary & Analogous Colour sets to create Form / 3-D modelling rendering.
For those of your who did not take this down the sets are:

Complementary
blue (p) + orange (s)
red (p) + green (s)

yellow (p) + purple (s)

Analogous
blue (p) + green (s) + purple (s)
red (p) + orange (s) + purple (s)

yellow (p) + green (s) + orange (s)

2011 Sec3 Express Class

For the up-coming class on Photoshop, you need to scan in the following pieces of work:

1. Your name in 2 point perspective

2. Your pencil drawing

3. Your pen drawing

4. All the development sketches

5. The 9x9cm square of your favourite thing + your developments

Save all your digital images in your thumb drive.

Gorgeous Student Work

Sec 3 E-learning Week5

When you are given the white cotton, go home and wash it , dry it and iron it. When you get back to school you will mount it on a wooden frame and trace your pattern on the cloth.


Once this is done, you are ready to start waxing. Begin always with a frame so that the colour doesn't escape.

Sec 3 E-Learning Week4

Using Photoshop

After your 5cm x 5cm square has been scanned in, use Photoshop to flip, twist and further adjust the pattern more. When you are happy with this, use the colour picker to do 3 different colour schemes for the batik (No limit on the number of colours used.)

Colour plan for batik

Choose the best looking colour scheme and print it out in colour. Now you have to schedule the order the colours need to be waxed in. Batik colours start white (colour of the cloth) and gradually light colours added first and darker colours added later. Next to your colour plan write the names of the colours and put them in order of lightest to darkest. 

Lower Sec E-learning Week3

This week we will be practising our Composition skills for Art. What are basic composition skills? It is the ability to put a picture or an image together. Before you start drawing, you should look at how you want to lay out your paper. Would you want to place it in a "portrait" or a "landscape" layout? For example, if you were drawing a tree, you'd want to have your paper in a "portrait" format:-

To give the impression that the chilli is lying on a flat surface, we'd have use a "landscape" format.

Once you have decided on which format to use, try to make sure that you have a balanced composition by ensuring that the size and placement of items on one side are counteracted by those on the other. For example:-

Now try to create a balanced composition of your own. Use drawing block and hand it into your teacher when you come back to school.

Sec 3 E-learning Package Week 2

You should be making your repeated patterns by now. (Remember the 4 squares 5cm x 5cm ?) Do these in pencil. Look at your design. Does your pattern achieve a flow and rhythm across the square? Or do the shapes just stick like islands on a Geography map? One way to remedy this situation is to use lines to force the space round the shape into the background. For example:-

Can you see that the first design has too much white space around the shape of the torch?

To remedy the situation, Lines are put in the background. These force the white space back and also give a sense of perspective to the pattern. try this out in your designs.

E-learning Package (Lower Sec, week 1)

Welcome to the virtual FTPSS Artroom. This week we are going to look at visual language and words that we can use to analyse artworks.

Before we start the lesson, please go to this site http://www.artchive.com/ftp_site.htm and look at these 2 paintings: Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" and Monet's "Waterlilies".

1. When analysing an artwork first begin with a short description.

For example:- Monet's "Waterlilies" is a view of many waterlilies floating on the surface of a pond or river. The painting shows us this view in the daytime as the blue sky is reflected in the surface of the water. The composition is arranged with some waterlilies closer to the viewer and some waterlilies further away.

Now try writing a 3 line description for Van Gogh's "Sunflowers".

2. Next look at the both artworks. Compare them to each other. What is the same? What is different?

For example:- The main subject of both paintings are flowers. However, the "Sunflowers" are painted indoors whlie the "Waterlilies" are painted outdoors. The colours used for the "Sunflowers" are brighter with yellow being the most dominant colour. Whereas the "Waterlilies" have a more realistic and natural colour scheme, with green and blues being the most common colours. The picture depth seems to be more limited for "Sunflowers" while the space for the "Waterliles" seems to go on into the distance.

Can you see anything else that is the same or different that you can write about?

Go to Moodle at http://www.ftpss.org/moo for your assignment.

Sec 3 Still Life Drawing

Step-by-step Still Life Drawing (Pencil)

Step 1: Draw a quick sketch of the placement of the objects.

Step 2: Start shading in all the dark areas. Concentrate on the folds of the cloth.

Step 3: Darken the ares that are further away and add the details on the objects. Ensure that the sense of contrast is maintained.

Perpective Drawing Sample

Sec 2 Art Lesson

Here is a sample of the requirements for the One-Point Perspective Drawing activity:-



Here are some ideas that you might like to explore more in your own work:-

3N Blogging

For the blogging exercise, the purpose of it is to give you a platform to share your work on a bigger scale.

To sign up for a blog you need an email account. Use it to sign up for an account with http://www.blogger.com/

You must load up your coloured repeated patterns on the blog. Also write on why you have designed or coloured the pattern this way. After completing your blog go to the blogs of your friends and leave a message on what you think of their designs.