Diploma Chapter 11 - Bold Design Development - Option D

 This was the first of the two exercises I worked on, as the painterly approach attracted me more. 

The chosen format for the painted papers was an A4 page.

I tried to reproduce the shapes used previously  using different mediums such as acrylic paints or wax crayons or shunky acrylic markers, enlarging the shapes and overlapping them. I thus achieved different textures and quality of the marks made (big and bold with finer lines). Some of the backgrounds were created with the gelli plate as this allowed for a quick coverage of a whole page. 

I copied the original papers which unfortunately changed the colours, in fact they appear duller and darker as they really are.

Marks made by painting on the gelli plate  with a big brush

curved lines with papers showing textures with rubbings.

bleached bold mark on black background, painted yellow half circle with blue circles drawn with a wax crayon.

Sample 1) 

cut in 4 sections, each one representing an interesting design

The following samples were taken from 1b

1c: detail repeated 3 times vertically 

Sample 2

Sample 3

3c : woven strips of  2 different papers, the blue clearly becoming the more dominant one

Sample 4

Sample 5

Diploma Chapter 10 - Design Exploration - With Image Copies - Option C

I really enjoyed this design approach as it has great potential. If you're stuck this is definitely a way to get inspired.

I chose four designs with different metal tubes but also a picture with discarded rubber material to paint. They were printed in black and white on my laser copier because I thought that the ink would run, had I used an inkjet printer. However this meant that the blue or yellow paint didn't seep through to the back. Somehow the ink of the laser printed acted as a resist. Also it was somewhat difficult to paint on top. I mostly used wax crayons (Pentel) or Neocolor Aquarelle II to get the best effects.

Because I didn't want to use up my precious originals I used copies but instead of making a photocopy I took a picture of the painting and then printed it. This gave me better colours to play with. I was amazed as to the results of the prints. They offered a lot of textures and depth. I probably overdid the painting when it came to adding details but enjoyed the process. I love the prints as they are. The photo completely changed rendering the original motiv unrecognizable.