Chapter 11: Design from Landscape

I began this chapter by decorating papers with flat surfaces, referring back to my original research to inform the marks I made. I have decided to work my final piece in shades of brown so my papers reflect this decision.

 

Fig. 11:1 Acrylic paint applied with cardboard and scraped off with dip pen

 Fig. 11:2 Acrylic paint applied with edge of credit card to emulate tree trunks

 Fig. 11:3 Acrylic paint applied with edge of credit card in a grid pattern

 Fig. 11:4 Oil pastel marks with a wash of brown Koh-i-noor dye

Fig. 11:5 Acrylic paint applied with a palette knife

 

Fig. 11:6 Oil pastel

 

Fig. 11:7 Acrylic paint brushed on roughly with a large brush

 

Fig. 11:8 Acrylic paint applied with a sponge

 

Fig. 11:9 Koh-i-noor dye applied with a sponge applicator

 

Fig. 11:10 Ink applied with a dip pen

 

Fig. 11;11 Drawing ink applied with a brush onto wet paper and allowed to run

 

Fig. 11:12 Drawing ink dripped onto wet paper

Referring to my source images again I looked for simple divisions to create shapes.

 

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The next stage was to choose some of my papers and cut them out according to the designs I had now made.

 

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Final design 

 

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 I have chosen this tree because of its deeply fissured bark and the sinuous curves around the two knots. I feel that the image gives lots of scope for fabric manipulation and textural stitches and I'm really looking forward to working this final piece for this module.

 

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I've modified the design slightly to give me more defined areas for using different methods. The green background in the second image above is merely there to clarify the shapes but I'm not planning for it to feature in the finished piece of work.