Create a Cohesive Set of Shapes to Unlock a New Composition
- For this project select a set of objects from around the house. You will use these objects to create shapes that you will build a composition with. Try to select a range of shapes and sizes.
- After selecting the objects put the objects down on a sheet of bristol paper. Hold the object with one hand and do a light tracing of the outside of the object. As an alternative you can use the object to mask off the area that it covers, as shown in the example below.
3. Once you have the shapes in place you can begin to shade in your composition, add texture, or color as desired. You can also add detail to the inside of the shapes.
The goal of this assignment is to use found objects to create a set of shapes and have them relate to each other. The shapes can be modified, added to, joined, erased, and otherwise changed. But ultimately the goal of the assignment is to create a unified composition and to explore different shapes and how they relate to each other in that composition.