Today we were taught how to make our own canvas from wood and stretched canvas fabric. This was a very interesting and beneficial to learn as it is a skill in which I can bring with me in the future. We started off by using a clamp to glue and hold two ready-cut pieces ofContinue reading “Painting 101: Creating a Canvas.”
Monthly Archives: November 2018
Painting 101: Micro/Macro.
In todays lesson we started off by working with ink, we were tasked with using one thin and one thick brush to paint a scene in which was far away and another that is up close. to do this we separated the paper into two sections and in each section we drew a a6 rectangle,Continue reading “Painting 101: Micro/Macro.”
Painting 101: 2D into 3D.
For the first part of the day, I was tasked with creating a mask using cardboard and layering it up to create a relief painting. We were shown Cut out painting techniques looking at the work of Lubina Himid, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. Above are some examples of relief work in which weContinue reading “Painting 101: 2D into 3D.”
Painting 101: Introduction
To start off my field project in painting 101 we we’ve taken to Oxford. Whilst in Oxford we visited the Ashmolean Museum and the Pitt Rivers Museum. The museums are both home to some amazing and interesting artefacts in which we were instructed to go round, sketch and take pictures of them to help usContinue reading “Painting 101: Introduction”
On Display: Presentation.
On Display: Way finding System.
When creating a way finding system for my exhibition, I had a lot of trouble coming up with different ways in which this can be done. I began researching the important aspects of a way finding system and what is needed to create a system that is effective: Do not make them think Create aContinue reading “On Display: Way finding System.”
On Display: Booklet Design.
I initially struggled with the idea of my booklet and found myself overcomplicated my ideas for how I wanted it to look and what information i wanted it to include. I came to the decision that i wanted the booklet to be minimal and include basic information about the mission of the exhibition aswell asContinue reading “On Display: Booklet Design.”
On Display: Promotional Installation.
For my promotional installation I wanted to do something that would be interactive for the people coming to visit the exhibition. I wanted it to be something in which can spread the word, as well as promote the essence of the exhibition and what it is about. I initially really struggled with coming up withContinue reading “On Display: Promotional Installation.”
On Display: Animated Moving Image.
For my moving image, I knew I wanted to create something short but snappy showing the different genders in which there are and that we are celebrating through the exhibition. I wanted it to flick through the genders in a sort of calander flip fashion. I also wanted the marque to be included within theContinue reading “On Display: Animated Moving Image.”
On Display: Instagram Design.
When thinking about other digital outcomes in which would benefit my exhibition, I immediately thought of an instagram account as it is an easy way to show pictures and gather interest of all types of people. I wanted this to be something interactive and something in which would help to celebrate the brand and theContinue reading “On Display: Instagram Design.”
