Creative Process D + P II Navigating the Brain Storming, Choosing, and Creating Subject + Composition for your Painting…

 Subject Categories  Mind Mapping  Plagiarism in ART  Thumbnail Presentations  Critique

STILL-LIFE ORDINARY OBJECT NATURE FIGURE How do we go about figuring out what to draw, paint or sculpt? There are so many things it can be overwhelming! Breaking your choices down into categories and analyze your options thoroughly will help you figure out what it is your supposed to be painting… For this assignment, we are starting off with 4 broad subjects. Let’s explore them…

Create a composition filled with objects that are themed …. Theme Ideas- Surfer: Hibiscus, Surfboard, Seashells Holiday: Decorative Ornaments and Ribbons Season: Fall Leaves, Pumpkins, and Halloween Mask Food: Coffee cup, doughnut and the news paper Discuss with shoulder partner: Come up with a theme, together, and three objects that could be used to create that themed still life.

Use ordinary objects (such as sea shells, scissors, etc) to create a dynamic composition and painting… TRY: Zooming in, repeating, enlarging objects to create unique compositions

Anything that derives from nature such as plants, animals, water, rocks, etc… TRY: Zoomed in, significantly cropped down (abstracted) object from nature (leaf, flower, pinecone, etc) TRY: Interesting perspectives such as: looking up through the branches of a tree into the sky

Use the human figure/form to create a work of art but …No up close portraits TRY: View of body/part of body severely foreshortened and/or from a unique perspective TRY: Dress up, Costume, props

A fun, artistic way to do initial subject matter brainstorming is to do what is called “Mind Mapping” 1.Start with overall idea in center (painting subject, still life) 2. Branch out using curved lines and colors with BOLD, BIG words 3.Each branch should have subdivisions of ideas

Is this Plagiarized? This image was entered into an Art Contest with the checkered theme….and WON! It later came out that the artist based it on another photographers work and Photoshopped the round spots into squares… Discuss with shoulder partner: Do you think this artist plagiarized? Should he still be considered the winner of the contest? What do you think the outcome was? Discuss with shoulder partner: Do you think this artist plagiarized? Should he still be considered the winner of the contest? What do you think the outcome was?

Webster’s Dictionary defines “Plagiarism” as: to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own to use (another's production) without crediting the source to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else's work and lying about it afterward.

Re-creating a visual work in the same medium. (for example: shooting a photograph that uses the same composition and subject matter as someone else’s photograph) Re-creating a visual work in a different medium (for example: making a painting that closely resembles another person’s photograph). There is no rule that says “if you change it X%, then it’s ok.”

Examples of Plagiarism

PLAGIARIZED

Here are some examples of ways artists can use others’ photos as reference: Using individual, generic parts of a photo. Ex. A tree, hills, clouds Using individual, specific parts of a photo. Ex. The Empire State Building, a Jeep. For historical research. Ex. Looking at pictures of WWII uniforms to get the design accurate. Gathering multiple photos of a subject without using a specific one. Ex. Looking at many photos of elephant to see how they are built and how their trunks move. Using multiple photos for general inspiration. Ex. Gathering photos of different kinds of machinery in order to get inspiration for your own machine design.

Multiple Photos Reference Photo of Elephant Reference Photo of Elephant Trunk Turning

So, What’s Next? IT’s time to come up with your own design!  Refer to your mind map and choose a concept.  Take any needed reference photos.  Think of how you are going to use the characteristics with your subject.  Start sketching Composition!! ???????????????

Still utilize the compositional rules you have been learning since Foundations : ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Focal Point: Place using the Rule of 3rds Break the Picture Plane: 3 out of 4 sides by zooming in Balanced Positive and Negative Space: the negative space should be as interestingly shaped as the positive spaces and should not dominate the art Utilizing the Corners: this is where your eye naturally enters the composition… frame or intersect with leading lines that lead back to the Focal Point. Creating Visual Order: Overlap, change of size, atmospheric perspective all help to further emphasis a foreground, middle ground, and back ground.

This is where you merge your final ideas on subject with composition, color scheme, artist characteristics, painting techniques. _____________________________ 2 thumbnails- exploring composition Reference Picture- your picture Artist Reference- picture example Characteristics Noted Dominate Elements + Principles Prominent Color Scheme Execution- Techniques and size

This is your chance to explain your idea to your peers. This gives you an opportunity to reflect upon the final idea, gain some feedback on any areas still unsure of, and catch any issues in advance. ____________________________________________________________________ Explain your idea : What is the overall concept? How are you full filling compositional objectives? How are you using the chosen artist characteristics? What is your color scheme? Why? What is your reference picture of? What is your dominate Element + Principle being used?