Class 4 | Figure-Ground Compositions

September 6th, 2018

Materials Needed (check Supply List):

• Bring your hard cover book for your Glossument. Check help section for details.
• flash drive or Dropbox/Google Drive access.
• sketch book for COMD1100 only (9″x12″ or similar)
• Pad of Bristol board (9”x12” 2-ply smooth plate finish)
• roll of tracing paper (18″ wide)
• graphite pencils (Venus or similar 6B, 2B, HB, 2H, 4H)
• pencil sharpener (basic metal)
• eraser (magic rub, mars, gum or similar)
• inking pens (.02 and .05 – Pigma Micron,  Faber-Castell Pitt Big Brush Pen)
• 18″ ruler/T-square
• triangle
• small box or travel container for your supplies (reuse/find)
• portfolio to transport your work (larger than 14″x17″)
• 1 roll drafting or removable tape

A Glossument Demo (15 min)

• Preparing your book

Project #1 Demo (15 min)

• Review guidelines for Project #1: Phase 2 – Define
• Example: Final Student Post for Project #1

Lab (1 hr 30 min)

Lab Time

• Work on your thumbnail sketches. See Project #1: Phase 2 – Define
• Work independently (and silently). Feel free to listen to music using headphones!

Individual Meetings

• Meet with Professor to review Phase 1 and Phase 2 of Project #1 — and to make sure you are on the path to success in this course.
• If you have questions or need extra help, now is the time to ask!

Homework

1. Complete Project #1: Phase 2 – Define.
2. Prepare your book for altering.
3. Come prepared with required materials to work on Phase 3: Develop.
4. Materials Needed (check Supply List):
   • flash drive or Dropbox/Google Drive access.
   • sketch book for COMD1100 only (9″x12″ or similar)
   • Pad of Bristol board (9”x12” 2-ply smooth plate finish)
   • roll of tracing paper (18″ wide)
   • graphite pencils (Venus or similar 6B, 2B, HB, 2H, 4H)
   • pencil sharpener (basic metal)
   • eraser (magic rub, mars, gum or similar)
   • inking pens (.02 and .05 – Pigma Micron,  Faber-Castell Pitt Big Brush Pen)
   • 18″ ruler/T-square
   • triangle
   • small box or travel container for your supplies (reuse/find)
   • portfolio to transport your work (larger than 14″x17″)
   • 1 roll drafting or removable tape