Week 3: 2D Design

Group exercise

As a group we had to decide on a combination of words and design something that incorporated all of the words. Each person in the group had to create two 2D designs based on the word combination.

My groups combination was Dog/Camping

The difficulty with this task was not thinking in literal terms. I had a lot of trouble thinking of ideas that were not realistic or word art.


First i did the word camping with the shape of a dog.

Next i did a camping scene with a boy wearing a hat//beanie on his head with the dog ears on the hat as covers to keep the ears warm.

Lastly i did a mother dog with her puppies camping in a cave together.



Practical

We had to design three 2D ideas for our exhibition portfolio. I had a lot of difficulty creating these ideas in only a 2D format. I kept straying to a 2D and 3D combination. Another issue i had was i had no idea of what the "style" of the design was called, i knew a general idea of how i wanted the design to look but was unsure how to name the style i would use, in the end i used google to search for lists of art styles and then used google images to see what the art styles looked like when applied in art.

Here is a list of my 2D design concepts.

2 variations

ocean shoreline landscape –

shape: rectangle

media: paint/canvas

style: realism

shape: square

media: crochet/wool/cotton

style: abstract

dragon –

shape: dragon shape

media: photoshop

style: western influence dragon, still life

shape: square/rectangle

media: oil paint/canvas

style: eastern influence dragon, surrealism

Initially, i had the concept of one dragon made of clay with a painted glaze.

picture book illustration -

shape: circular

media: pencil

style: black and white sketch

shape: rectangle/square

media: watercolours

style: contemporary

This idea i was thinking of separate pages in a book. 

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Reflections

I have really been enjoying the class this week, it has been a long time since i have had to come up with artistic ideas in a relatively short space of time. It has been difficult re-learning thinking on my feet and i am sure i am not quite there properly yet, but well on my way. I just have to learn to dream again and let myself go where reality doesn't exist like i once did as a teenager.