VALUE: Rhythm and Repetition

Dennis

Ismena

Sam

Today was the last class session for working on the "Rhythm and Repetition" project. The three drawings above have distinctive characteristics. Dennis' drawing illustrates three-dimensional shapes packed into the space. In addition, he has included a number of textural areas. Ismena's drawing has a whirling pattern of pinwheel like shapes as well as a stacked quality of rectangular elements. Sam's drawing illustrates an overall pattern of six values with the addition of larger clusters forming oval shapes hovering within the mass.

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.