LA 280 DESIGN COMMUNICATIONS 1 CHANGE OVER TIME (30 points)

Samantha Newman, Fall 2017

Samantha Newman, Fall 2017

Chuqiao Wang, Fall 2017

Chuqiao Wang, Fall 2017

MATERIALS

  • Flower

  • Wood drawing pencils

  • Charcoal drawing kit

  • Pencil sharpener

  • Eraser

  • Drafting scale

  • T-square

  • 1 sheet 22X30 drawing paper

  • Tape or drafting dots

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Tape your sheet of Strathmore to your drafting table in landscape (horizontal) orientation, making sure it is parallel to the edges of your drafting board. Use your T-square to align the page before taping it down.

  • Using construction lines, divide the sheet into a grid of 12 boxes (4 across and 3 down). Each box will be 7.5” wide and approximately 7-5/16” tall.

  • In the first row, use pencils and/or charcoal to draw four views documenting the properties of your flower. You may choose different methods for drawing these views, as discussed in the lecture: solid line, single line, dashed line, tone, hatching, stippling, erasing, and so on. The drawings are not meant to be photographic or perfectly realistic. Rather, they should be observational, analytical, and precise. What are the important components of the object, and what are the best lines and textures to represent them with? You may spend more time on some views and less on others—some may be quick studies and others more detailed. Experiment with line types and methods, as well as with the scale of your views (some may be closeups, others may capture the whole flower).

  • Fill in your 4x3 grid over the course of one week, capturing the change and decay of the flower. Again, experiment with drawing types in each subsequent square, and consider how the process of decay can be shown through different lines, tones, and textures. You should be able to connect the process you observe to the way you draw the image. You can also focus on a portion of the flower in detail as your process develops.

  • Be ready to pin up your drawing at the beginning of class on Tuesday, September 6.

REFERENCES AND EXAMPLES

Diana Al-Hadid: Works on Paper

William Anastasi: Pocket Drawing; Subway Drawings

Peter Eisenman: House IV

Zaha Hadid: Visions for Madrid

Daniel Libeskind: Chamber Works

Chris Sutevski: 99 Problems

Lebbeus Woods: Conflict Space 4