Homework Due THIS CLASS

  • Have your Atmospheric Landscapes painted, cut, and ready to mount!
  • From now until the end of semester contribute images to the Visual Library and words to the shared Glossary that directly communicate creative vision. What do you value, love, or hate? What makes you feel deeply? What is your passion?

Materials Needed THIS CLASS

NOTE: Points are deduced from your final participation grade if you repeatedly come to class without your materials.

Film Screening – Black Chalk & Co. at BPL

 Thu, Nov 21 2019 TONIGHT! 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Part of the exhibition Beautiful Words Are Subversive, join us for this book launch and film screening. Guest filmmakers were invited to collaborate on an experimental film sequence responding to the recently published book by Black Chalk & Co., Some Writers Can Give You Two Heartbeats using the exquisite corpse format. Each filmmaker received a prompt to produce an original video piece without knowledge of what the other filmmakers were working with and all the material was then stitched together. MORE >>>

Brooklyn Public Library

Visual Library

Let’s designate a facilitator to take a look at your new Visual Library posts. Try to use the vocabulary from Project #4.

Review Vocabulary

  • Chromatic Value: Value demonstrated by a given hue. Generally, dark colors recede, light colors come forward *Except with atmospheric perspective
  • Luminosity: Refers to a color’s inherent light; lighter colors are more luminous than darker colors, but a lighter color is not necessarily more saturated.
  • Color Temperature: Cool colors (green, blue, violet) and warm colors (red, orange, yellow). Cool colors recede, warm colors come forward.
  • Shade: a hue produced by the addition of black
  • Tint: a hue produced by the addition of white
  • Tone: a hue produced by the addition of gray
  • Monochromatic: a color scheme derived from a single base hue, and extended using its shades, tones, and tints
  • Visual Hierarchy:  The expression of visual and conceptual order that communicates degrees of importance of the various parts of a composition.
  • Saturation: Refers to the relative purity of a color. Desaturated and muted colors recede, saturated colors come forward.
  • Atmospheric perspective refers to how the atmosphere affects objects as they recede into the distance. 
    • Contrast decreases with distance
    • Value increases with distance
    • Saturation decreases with distance

Critique: Research

Does your chosen landscape have the following? If the image or research you’ve chosen doesn’t include these criteria, make adjustments!

  • Visual Hierarchy?
  • Rule of Thirds?
  • Focal Point?
  • At least 10 thumbnails based on your image research?
  • At least 3 changes in saturation (pure, muted, desaturated)?
  • At least 3 changes in chromatic value (light, midtone, dark)?
  • Warm, cool, or complementary colors?

Demo: Mounting

Steps

  1. Sketch out/transfer your composition to a piece of bristol. This will be your mounting surface.
  2. Number each change in saturation or value.
  3. Use tracing paper to create templates for each piece in your composition.
  4. Flip the template over and trace the outline on backside of the appropriate painted color.
  5. Using xacto knife or small scissors, carefully cut out each painted strip of bristol to create your layered collage.
  6. Use mounting adhesive Grafix Double Tack or Grafix Artist-tac to assemble your compositions.
  7. Remove one side of your Double Tack and place the back of each painted piece to the sticky side.
  8. Press firmly with a piece of tracing paper to protect your paint.
  9. Trim around each piece to remove the excess Double Tack.
  10. When you have all your pieces cut out with Double Tack applied to one side, you can begin to assemble on your mounting bristol.
  11. When assembling your collage, make sure to mount the furthest visual element first, working toward the front of the composition.

Lab: Atmospheric Landscapes

Create a 9×12″ painted collage of a landscape of your choice (mountains, ocean, desert, city or ?) demonstrating an understanding of the range of saturation (pure, muted, desaturated) and chromatic value (light, midtones, dark) using progressions and atmospheric perspective.

Write the following guidelines in your sketchbook:

  • Research! Find or use existing images as visual reference. Choose a landscape that is meaningful to you.
  • Consider Visual Hierarchy, Rule of Thirds, and Focal Point when creating your sketches.
  • Create at least 10 thumbnails to start.
  • Use at least 3 changes in saturation (pure, muted, desaturated) and 3 changes in chromatic value (light, midtone, dark). If the image or research you’ve chosen doesn’t include these changes, make adjustments!
  • Choose to use either warm, cool, or complementary colors.
  • Create a refined sketch, indicating the color saturation and value changes.
  • Transfer your composition to a piece of bristol. This will be your mounting surface.
  • Estimate the amount of each color you will need. Mix your colors and paint each individual color in smooth, flat layers to individual pieces of bristol. Three thin coats work well.
  • Lay out your painted collage pieces on your mounting surface. Number each on the back to keep them organized.
  • DO NOT GLUE. We will use mounting adhesive Grafix Double Tack or Grafix Artist-tac together in class on Thursday! Purchase yours at Blick on Flatbush Ave.

Homework Due Next Class

  • Finish your Atmospheric Landscapes! All parts of Project #4 are due. Follow the guidelines.
  • From now until the end of semester contribute images to the Visual Library and words to the shared Glossary that directly communicate creative vision. What do you value, love, or hate? What makes you feel deeply? What is your passion?

Materials Needed For Next Class

NOTE: Points are deduced from your final participation grade if you repeatedly come to class without your materials.

  • flash/thumb drive