24 Compositional Studies: Repetition and Variation
Assignment: 24 Thumbnails
Materials:
Sharpie, sketch pad, Bristol paper (11” x 14”), ruler, hb pencil, Microns, Sharpie
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Principles: Repetition, Variation, Scale, Cropping, Positive and Negative Space, Balance, Tension
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Assignment Description:
Make 24 thumbnail sketches using variations on a letterform of your choice.
Your assignment is to visually interpret the letterform in 24 different ways.
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This is an exercise in both resourcefulness and endurance.
Specs:
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The letter form can be repeated, cropped, or overlapped, turned, etc.
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It can change in scale from the monumental to the barely detectable.
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It can be black on a white ground or white on a black ground.
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Pay special attention to the relationship between the positive and negative space.
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You can add lines to create value and movement to your composition
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Transform your letter shape through diverse compositional arrangement.
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Steps:
1. Trace the template onto your sketchpad using the lightboxes
2. Choose a letter.
3. Do 24 thumbnail sketches in your sketch pad grid, feeling free to erase, make changes and experiment. This is the research phase of the project. We will take a look at these on Friday.
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4. Make revisions​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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5. Revise again
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6. Create a new grid in pencil on Bristol, 24 squares on each. Outline each square with a Micron.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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7. Sketch your 24 selected compositions in the squares with pencil.
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8. Make further revisions​
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9. Ink in with Sharpie and Micron pens
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