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Watercolor Composition. Finding inspiration from text. Your Artistic Challenge…. …Is to find two related pages, or a series of pages of text from an old book, magazine, dictionary, novel, ect . (without pictures) to use as inspiration and painting surface for this composition. You Must….
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Watercolor Composition Finding inspiration from text
Your Artistic Challenge… …Is to find two related pages, or a series of pages of text from an old book, magazine, dictionary, novel, ect. (without pictures) to use as inspiration and painting surface for this composition.
You Must… • Consider composition and scale. Will the subject fit well within your picture plane? • Consider subject matter. How can an object tell a visual story without recreating a narrative scene? • Consider good design. How will you utilize the art elements to create a sound principle of design? • Consider good technique. How will you apply the techniques learned in class to your composition?
Where to go from here? • Find your resource: book, magazine, newspaper, etc. • Tear out a couple random pages or sections. If it’s from a book use two or more adjacent pages. • Remember, stick to text. Be sure not to use any images. (ie. Newspapers and magazines often have images accompanying the text) • Plan your subject matter. What is the main idea of the text you are using. The theme should be unified. • Complete the formative Watercolor Techniques with Manders