I got this idea from Makena Gadient at the recent CoCA 24 hour Art Marathon. This is an excellent design study.
Take a stack of cards. Using a big sewing needle, poke random holes into the stack of cards so they all have the same pattern of holes. Then, using the same holes, create a different design for each by sewing yarn from hole to hole. This can also be done with pens instead of yarn, but keep your lines straight, and avoid the desire to make an identifiable “thing.” No portraits, no pictures. These are just lines. Abstract designs only.
Design question: Which compositions are your favorite? Why?
In addition to posting with the super-dooper-important #30sal, feel free to copy and paste these tags:
1. Do not wait for inspiration. 2. Do not let yourself get interrupted. 3. Find your focus. 4. Work to build a following, and your reputation. 5. Be patient. Be tenacious. Be dedicated. Success does not happen quickly. 6. Use a schedule. Be organized. 7. Finish your work. 8. Put away the “how to” books …
Happy New Year, and welcome to the first day of our 30 day challenge! For this first project, we’ll have you warm up and introduce yourself with a delightfully odd looking portrait. Blind contour drawing is an exercise in which an artist draws the contours of a subject without looking at the paper. The technique was introduced by Kimon Nicolaïdes in The …
Today’s SEQUENCE challenge: Create an instructional that no one will ever need. #howtodoeverything Post it To be eligible for prizes (yes prizes!) at the end of the month, post your work to Instagram with #30sal and #howtodoeverything so we can find your post. To find more followers for your page, you can cut/paste these to your post: #30sal #howtodoeverything #mansplain …
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30SAL Challenge: Connect the Dots
I got this idea from Makena Gadient at the recent CoCA 24 hour Art Marathon. This is an excellent design study.
Take a stack of cards. Using a big sewing needle, poke random holes into the stack of cards so they all have the same pattern of holes. Then, using the same holes, create a different design for each by sewing yarn from hole to hole. This can also be done with pens instead of yarn, but keep your lines straight, and avoid the desire to make an identifiable “thing.” No portraits, no pictures. These are just lines. Abstract designs only.
Design question: Which compositions are your favorite? Why?
In addition to posting with the super-dooper-important #30sal, feel free to copy and paste these tags:
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