Projects #2 & #3
. These projects are similar to project #1. You are to develop three compositions utilizing only black 1/2inch wide lines on a white board. The difference being that these lines are horizontal (board is vertical).
Project #2
. Develop 3 compositions utilizing only black, horizontal 1/2 inch wide lines.
Size:
. 6 x 8 inch (vertical only) illustration board.
Format:
. 5 x 7 inch centered with 1/2 inch border. Draw a thin black ink line around the format.
Materials:
. Black paper cut into strips 1/2 inch wide (Canson Mi-Tients which is available in the Bookstore


Make sure that the lines are neat, straight and that the corners are cleanly produced. If they are not done correctly, redraw the lines on another board and start over. Use only rubber cement to glue these pieces down and be careful about cleaning up the extra rubber cement from the edges of your strips. Do not rub the board or your black lines with the pick-up too hard or you will tear or damage the design.


Project #3
. This time you are going to produce three compositions using only diagonal lines. These lines are still to be only 1/2 inch wide. Each design must be 5 by 7 inch centered on a 6 by 8 inch board. The exact angle of the lines is up to you. However it might be easier if you use 30, 60 or 45 degrees since those angles you will be able to create easily with your plastic triangles. This makes it easier to keep the lines parallel as you are gluing them. Try to make your pieces stand out.
Project #3
. Develop 3 compositions utilizing only black, diagonal 1/2 inch wide lines.
Size:
. 6 x 8 inch (vertical only) illustration board.
Format:
. 5 x 7 inch centered with 1/2 inch border. Draw a thin black ink line around the format.
Materials:
. Black paper cut into strips 1/2 inch wide (Canson Mi-Tients which is available in the Bookstore


Make them interesting and think about what you have read from your text book. Utilize some of these concepts in your designs. These three compositions should also demonstrate some of the different types of balance that you find explained in Chapter 2 of the text. Avoid repetitions, patterns or mathematical arrangements. While they can seem to suggest an organized composition they are usually lacking in visual interest.

These projects should stimulate discussion about the artists or examples in the text book that influenced your ideas. The concepts in the text that you were experimenting with. In other words a dialog about some of the formal aspects of composition that you have begun to realize are inherent in each piece.

Conclusions Each of these assignments should be an opportunity for personal reflection. Ask yourself, "What did I learn while doing this assignment. What are the concepts that were covered? How could I use this in other work in other media?" Write down your observations in your notebook for future reference. Keep your notebook up to date. You will be able to write a lot more about an assignment as you are doing it or right after finishing it than you will a month from now trying to reconstruct your thoughts about them all in one night.

Reading: Read Chapter 2 on Form and Chapter 3 on Line in Art Fundamentals:
Theory and Practice.