THE GRID One of the chief uses for a grid is to keep your design elements aligned and ordered, and your page design clean and neat. This is because grids encourage alignment, that part of their purpose. A grid system establishes a…
read moreHere are two inspirational videos of this technique with some relaxing music! Here are some beautiful examples of renderings with point. Illustration 101838266 © Cat Vec | Dreamstime.com
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This is a great article by my friend and artist Carol Douglas. She has detailed information about using a grid to enlarge artwork onto a canvas. LINK [CLICK HERE]: Monday Morning Art School: Scaling up a Painting Carol has many amazing tutorials…
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Book Assignments Throughout the semester we will be exploring the elements of art along with the principles of art. Each short page assignment will be integrated into a book at the end of the semester that will become, in essence — a…
read moreThe Cube After students practice using point and line, they are challenged to create patterns on a flat-cube paying attention to the edges and how the design will interact with the plane juxtaposed to it. Student then cut-out and assemble them. They…
read moreThe following items are terms used in graphic design that you should be familiar with as they are used in projects and you will be tested on knowing them. Gestalt Principles
read moreResources to look at for actual stamp designs from the Smithsonian National Postal Museum: Alphabetically American Art on Postage Stamps Postcard Artists Artwork A Graphic History of Postal Stamp Design Stamp Perforations First Day of Issue Philatelic Terms…
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