Week Two - Composition Continued

Week Two 

• Continue with elements of Composition:Unity & VarietyBalanceEmphasis & Focal Points

• Introduction to Thumbnails.

Balance 

Emphasis and Focal Point

Unity and Variety

Thumbnail Drawing Examples

In-Class Assignment:

• Create compositional thumbnails for 4 separate Focal Point Designs:
  1. Contrast
  2. Isolation
  3. Placement
  4. No Focal Point
• Each design should relate to each other (Conceptual Unity).  They can be representational or non-representational. Once you have a direction with your thumbnails, start to refine your ideas by making quarter-page size compositional roughs.
• The Final 4 Thematic Focal Point Compositions should be well executed designs with a distinct focal point created using each of the 4 techniques listed above and outlined in class. The Final Designs should be one half of the Bristol page or larger per design and can be in the media of your choice.  Make your designs “graphic” and easy to see from a distance.
• Keep in mind the concept of hierarchy and how to direct the viewer through your design.  What is the most important, second, third, etc.?  How does your eye flow through the design?  Is the concept you are representing depicted clearly?

Homework Assignment – due 9/18/14:Continue working on In-Class assignment.