1. Drawing Skills 101: Dot-Line-Shape-Form
Part II - Foundations: Elements of Drawing & Visual Perception
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DOTS: A mark. Dots are probes. It is the beginning, contact focal point. A way to begin to measure and compare, an economy a reference of figuration, a shorthand.
LINE: A moving mark, a series of dots. A length greater than width moving in space. A situational element, dimensional, a way to communicate intention, modulation, with choreographic expression.
SHAPE: A 2-dimensional form of length and width. Line overlaps, creating an inside and outside space; is the beginning of design.
FORM: A 3-dimensional representation of volume with length, width, and height, revealing its external boundaries. Three basic forms: cubes, spheres, and cylinders are the beginning of mathematical perspective.
Up Next in Part II - Foundations: Elements of Drawing & Visual Perception
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1.1. Drawing Skills 101: Dot Method
Dot is a shorthand method for measurement – formal or informal.
It’s an approach for understanding proportions and developing size relationships in building a solid foundation for paintings to rest upon.
Tools – Caliper, Pencil, Finger -
1.2 Drawing Skills 101: Line
Line from dot with modulation for expressive quality balancing the science and poetry
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1.3 Drawing Skills 101: Shape
Shape is the beginning of design. A 2-dimensional form of length and width. Line overlaps, creating an inside and outside space.
