Category Archives: Class 7

Class 7 | Pattern Grids

Materials Needed

Please bring the following materials to class on Tuesday, September 21.

  • Ruler/T-Square
  • Exacto Knife + Extra blades
  • scissors
  • 9×12″ Bristol
  • glue stick
  • old newspaper
  • pencil/eraser

Lecture

  • Review Elements and Principles
  • Introducing the Grid
    • A network of lines, which typically run horizontally and vertically and are used to align elements in relationship to each other.
    • Helps organize both positive and negative spaces (the entire page) and contributes to the overall rhythm in a composition.
    • Examples of the grid can be found in magazine layouts, informational structures, street in modern and ancient cities, and the architectural frames of buildings.

Lab

  1. Critique of Staccato / Legato Patterns and Rhythmic Relations
  2. Introduction to Assignment #2 | Mores Code Pattern Grids (Parts 1 & 2)
  3. Work in class.

Homework

  1. Complete all parts of  Assignment #2. See Assignment page for details.
  2. Purchase Gouache Set (plus 2 extra tubes of black and white) and brushes from WC Art Supply
  3. Check this website for additional materials list on Thursday night.