Lesson 1
UNIT 11
In asymmetry, balance is achieved using dissimilar objects on each side. Balance occurs only when there is something on each side that pulls the eye towards it as in the drawing after a work by Johan Barthold Jongkind, titled View of the Town of Maasluis . Because the small figure is dark, it balances with the immense water mill on the opposite side, creating an asymmetrical composition.
Be Creative
Any subject is good for art making, but it takes input from the artist to put it on paper in an interesting way. Test your ability to make a very common object become a source for your art. You will need at least 20 paper clips. The flat shape is not very interesting. Bend the paper clips into the most interesting shapes you can. These should be shapes that stand up. Once you do this, choose the most interesting shape and angle from which to view the paper clip. Draw a picture of it large enough to fill up the page. You may make it much larger than actual size to create visual interest in the drawing. Draw three more pictures, changing the clips or the way that you draw them to add even more interest. It is up to the artist to make objects interesting. If an object is boring and you cannot generate interest, you need to change it somehow.
CREATIVE CORY
Sure, Cory, a buck for all that is a steal but…what ya gonna do with it?
OBJECTIVE: to learn to search for the most visually appealing aspects of a subject.
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