Those of you who have posted your lockdown work on your blog, it looks fantastic and gives us a great base to work from. those of you who made a start but were too scared to go further, we have that opportunity now. those of you who haven't had a go at this, you have a starting point on my site. We start today.
Starting point one: The beginning:
You need to have a go at some of the zen doodle techniques. You can use pencil.
Starting point two: using a string and developing your own ideas
You are able to start on some of your own ideas. use a string that is Art nouveau based (whiplash). Add horizontal and vertical lines to create structure and 'tie' the image to the edges of your picture frame.
Use the spaces and gaps you have to fill up with pattern; your own combinations of Pasifika patterns, Manga, Kowhawhai and Art nouveau. USE your research and my site to find these.
Starting point three:
You have thumbnails and just don't know which one to use for your painting. Literally, CHOOSE one. what do you feel the best about? what is going to translate well into a painting?
Try adding areas of black or white space to calm your idea down. Rest areas help you read your image better. Zendoodle is super fun but full-on. That may help you 'like' on your images better if you can increase it's readability.
Starting point four:
You have a coloured version of your final idea and we are ready to draw it up.
Draw CAREFULLY. The time you spend here matters in terms of a finished product:
From this:
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| Aili during lockdown Year 9 2020 |
To this:
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| Aili during Art class Year 9 2020 |
Your next steps are around paint technique and colour theory.
