Plates 21 to 26
Creative Outputs
Grid MethodArt Technique in Accuracy
Scale Up and Scale Down
PLATES 21 TO 26
PLATE 21: CHART OF THE ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
PLATE 22: CHART OF THE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
PLATE 23: 1:1 SCALE GRID METHOD
PLATE 24: SCALE DOWN GRID METHOD
PLATE 25: SCALE UP GRID METHOD
PLATE 26: SELECT IMAGE GRID METHOD
CREATIVE OUTPUT 5: GRID METHOD SCALE UP WORK
(GROUP COLLOBORATIVE PROJECT)
CREATIVE OUTPUT 6: SCULPTURE BUST - MAKING
Plate 21: elements of design
chart Create an original lay-out and painted chart of the
Elements of Design
It must contain an illustration, label and a short definition of the Element of Design
Portrait or Landscape follow the proper margin and presentation: Plate Number and Title, Score, Materials and Date Submitted; Name and Section will be placed on the back of each work
Criteria:
Factual Representation 10 pts
Craftmanship 10 pts
Lay-Out of Design 5 pts
Plate 22: Principle of Design
Chart Create an original lay-out and painted chart of the Elements of
Design
It must contain an illustration, label and a short definition of the Principle of Design
Portrait or Landscape follow the proper margin and presentation: Plate Number and Title, Score, Materials and Date Submitted; Name and Section will be placed on the back of each work
Criteria:
Factual Representation 10 pts
Craftmanship 10 pts
Lay-Out of Design 5 pts
PLATE 23: 1:1 SCALE GRID METHOD
PLATE 24: SCALE DOWN GRID METHOD
PLATE 25: SCALE UP GRID METHOD
PLATE 26: SELECT IMAGE GRID METHOD
Landscape orientation
Revise margin system: 1 inch bottom margin
with details of Plate no. & Title, Score,
Materials and Date Submitted
This activity will be rendered in pencils only.
Image to be usedsecure the printed image given in class to get the correct 1:1 scale measurement… this
image is for reference only.
Plates 23-26 Plate 23: 1:1 Scale Grid Method
(measure picture and copy as it is)
Materials: HB, H, B Ruler, Eraser
Plate 24: Scale-Down Grid method
(measurement of picture is at 3 x 4.5 in)
Materials: HB, H, B Ruler, Eraser
Plate 25: Scale-Up Grid method
(measurement of picture is at 6 x 9 in)
Materials: HB, H, B Ruler, Eraser
Plate 26: Select Image (copy only boxes 3-6 & A-C) measure each box to 2 inches
Creative Output 5: Scale-Up Grid
Method (Group Collaborative Work)
Each group will have 10 members
Each group will assign a leader and the leader will be given a picture that the group will recreate;
It is the leader who will assign the “portion” each member will do; a maximum of 3 portions can be given to a member by the leader; Leaders will submit the names and portion each member will do in a ½ crosswise yellow paper.
Members will sketch their design and paint according to the work given. No other member can do the work
Criteria:
Technical craftmanship 10 pts Individual Effort (5 pts)
Group Effort (completeness) 10 pts
Creative Output 6:
Sculpture Bust Making
Students will bring their own modeling clay with a
uniform color (3 boxes of 12 inches length any brand)
acrylic paint and brushes
Other materials will be provided by the teacher;
Materials: 16 gauge wire, long nose pliers, improvised
sculpting tools, pre-drilled wood, flat black spray paint
Understanding the Grid
MethodArt Technique in Accuracy
Scale Up, Scale Down and Select Image
Grid Method
A method for enlarging a small design (a
"bozzetto") to a full size cartoon for a large
mosaic. It involves drawing a grid of squares
over the small picture.
Also called Grid Technique or Squaring Up
A Brief HistoryIn Egypt, they made use of a Canon of Proportion (a
precise measurement of a body) that allows little
individuality. The forehead is measured on the 18th box
and the belly button is at the 11th box.
A Brief HistoryThe Canon is a theoretical
work that discusses ideal mathematical proportions for the parts of the human body and proposes for sculpture of the human figure a dynamic counterbalance—between the relaxed and tensed body parts and between the directions in which the parts move. ("Polykleitos")
Polykleitos created his method around 450 BCE and called it “The Canon” coming from the Greek word kanon meaning measure, rule, or law.
Technique and Execution
1 Pick your image. The image this article will be
using as an example is this image from a Calvin
and Hobbes cartoon.
Technique and Execution2 Choose your drawing paper. It should be scaled to the size of your original print.
For example, if you have an image that's 8.5" x 11" (21.4cm x 28cm), then scale the drawing paper size accordingly (i.e. 17" X 22" (43cm x 56cm) (two times), 4.25" x 5.5" (10.7cm x 14cm) (0.5x)). In this article, you will be making a 1:1 scale drawing (8.5" x 11"/21.4cm x 28cm) for the sake of side-by-side comparison.
In the picture on the right, you can see the two pieces of 8.5" x 11" paper. The top is your reference image, and the bottom is your drawing paper.
Technique and Execution3 Mark the edges of the reference picture at equal intervals. For this How-To, you will be using one-inch (2.5cm) intervals. In the end, you should have equally spaced marks along the edges of your paper.
If you were using one-inch markings, there will be a half-inch (1.27cm) marking at either the upper or lower half of the drawing, since the length (or height, if flipped in the example) is only 8.5"/21.4 centimeter (8.4 in).
Technique and Execution4 Connect the opposing
marks with a ruler. These
connected lines will form a
grid pattern, hence the name
"Grid method".
5 Make the same exact grid
pattern on your drawing
paper. In the end, you should
have something similar to the
image provided.
Technique and Execution6 Once this is complete, number each box for both your reference picture and drawing paper, starting with the top left corner. If done correctly, you should have 99 separate boxes. The product should look like a long calendar.
7 Now it is time to begin drawing. Begin wherever you want. In this image, you'll see the original artist started in Hobbes's armpit (Box 23).
Technique and Execution
8 So draw...
9 And draw...
10 Complete the drawing. It may as exact as you would like. For pictures that are the same size (1:1), you can use a light box. However, if you are making a poster, try making smaller boxes.
For example, if you're taking this image and making it twice the original size (2:1), you could have 1" (2.5cm) boxes on the original image, and 2" (5cm) boxes on the big poster. You could also make 0.5" boxes on the original image, and then have 1" (2.5cm) boxes on your big poster. The important thing is to keep everything scaled.
Uses
Scale-Up
Scale-Down
Select Image
1:1 Scale
Sources:
http://www.wikihow.com/Scale-Drawings-Using-
the-Grid-Method