Line & Pattern Project
In art, there are 7 ELEMENTS and 7 PRINCIPLES of design.Check out the ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES HERE.
Our first project will combine one element of art (LINE) and one principle of art (PATTERN).
Line: Line is the path of a point moving through space. Line is a mark with greater length than width. Lines can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal; straight or curved; thick or thin.
Pattern: Pattern refers to the repetition or re-occurrence of a design element, exact or varied, which establishes a visual beat.
We will start by creating an interesting contour line drawing of something interesting.
Contour Line: In the world of art, a contour line is a line which defines a form or an edge. It is, essentially, the outline or silhouette of a given object or figure. Additionally, contour lines can be used to show any dramatic changes of plane within the object or form (like the inner seams within the structure of a shoe, for example).
The following art examples of contour line drawings:
PROJECT PHASE 1: You will draw your own contour line drawing of an image of your choice on a piece of white drawing paper. Make sure the contour line drawing you make naturally divides up into several different sections. You will be filling these sections in with a variety of different patterns later on.
Once you have a good, clean contour line drawing, trace it in black sharpie onto a piece of PARIS PAPER (not the plain white drawing paper) using the light box. Please center your line drawing in the middle of the page, making sure that the image takes up the majority of the paper without running off the edges of the page. Leave at least a 1" border around your picture.
PROJECT PHASE 2:
Use your original sketch to practice creating different ZENTANGLE-inspired PATTERNS on your image in pencil.
ZENTANGLE: A Zentangle is an abstract drawing created using repetitive patterns according to the trademarked Zentangle Method. True Zentangles are always created on 3.5 inch (8.9 cm) square tiles, and they are always done in black ink on white paper. The invention of the Zentangle® was intended to make the act of drawing pleasurable, meditative and accessible to all.
Your patterns can either fill in individual sections of your contour line drawing like this:
Or you may choose to have your patterns flow from one design to the next freely within your contour like drawing like this:
Once you have selected and practiced Zentangle patterns that you like, carefully add them into your final drawing using sharpies.
Sign and date your work IN PENCIL on the BACK, LOWER RIGHT HAND SIDE of your paper. Turn it in!
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