Due:
1 week
Assignment:
Create a cover design for your sketchbook that has the following:
- Your name
- Zentangles (or "zen doodles")
- "Mother Color" (dominant color) of your choice
Objectives:
- Develop an exploratory attitude to art-making.
- Break up the entire picture plane.
Steps:
- Wrap your sketchbook cover with drawing paper. Tape well on the back of the front cover.
- To appreciate the possibilities of this method, do a Google image search for zentangles.
- Look for tutorials on YouTube and elsewhere on how to make zentangles.
- Try out your own methods of drawing zentangles.
- Once you're comfortable with the process, design your cover to include your name and zentangles.
Grading Criteria:
- Personal Investment / Degree of experimentation
- Design
- Use of entire picture plane
- Interesting lettering
- Name is easy to read
- Balanced
- Good contrast
- Unified color scheme
- Craft / Technical Quality
- Detail
- Careful use of pen/marker and color pencils - rich, smooth. vibrant colors
- Clean Presentation