VALUE: Rhythm and Repetition

Gabriela (work in progress)

On Monday the classes finished their "Puzzle Parts" projects ending with a critique. On Wednesday we started our investigation into Value. The drawing above is an example of the first value project - Rhythm and Repetition. By tracing a stencil, students fill the paper overlapping and cropping the shape. A composition is then refined by erasing, moving and adding lines. Once the composition is  complete, flat, modulated and transparent values are subjectively applied to the shapes in a manner that establishes a value pattern through similarity.

VALUE: Rhythm and Repetition

Last Friday we began our investigation of the element Value. Value refers to the gradations between light and dark. Values may be used to render light, volume and textures. Value may also be used subjectively for dramatic effect or to strengthen a design. The project above was initiated by tracing two or three stencils over and over, layering and cropping creating a tangled web of lines. Next lines were erased, added and redirected in an effort to create new shapes within a balanced composition. The shapes and spaces were then filled with flat, modulated and transparent values using graphite pencils.