assignment 2 prep

prep for assignment 2 / part 2: building a visual vocabulary
these notes are mostly to list which materials & techniques will be used in the exercises, so I know what to prepare for
project 3: colour
materials

• sketchbook & A3 paper
• coloured pencils, paints, brushes, jam jars. paints (gouache): alizarin crimson, cadmium red, cadmium yellow, lemon yellow, ultramarine, cerulean blue
• collection of coloured paper, sticky paper, origami paper
• fabrics and yarns from stash
• small sheet of sugar paper - mid-grey paper
• brightly coloured patterned fabric (8cm x 8cm)
• transparent folder or bag
• collection of small coloured objects or fruit & veges such as an orange, apple or lemon
• water-soluable fabric (for machine embroidery)
  stage 1 - Introduction and preparation
• painting colour wheels
  stage 2 - colour perception
  exercise 1
• painting/coloured paper squares with another colour square in the centre
  exercise 2
• painting/coloured paper squares with grey square in the centre
  exercise 3
• record (paint) the colours in a postcard of a painting, image
  exercise 4
• record (paint) the colours in an object, or a few objects close together eg fruit, shells, leaves, jewellery etc
  stage 4 - colour moods and themes
  exercise 1
• paints & sketchbook - use these 2 pairs of opposite words & find colours which express them
  exercise 2
• colour mood or theme - make colour bags with small fragments of fabric, yarns & coloured papers
  stage 5 - coloured stitches
• on black background fabric, repeat stage 2 project 2 but with stitches
  stage 6 - combining textures and colour effects
  exercise 1
• hand embroidery
  exercise 2
• hand embroidery
  sketchbook
• fabric paints, fabric crayons or paintsticks and dyes
• work in sketchbook for min 10 mins each day
  research point
• look at a textile piece you have at home - look at it, sketch it, reflect on it
  project 4 - developing your ideas
  materials
• A3 paper
• paints, coloured pencils, crayons, brushes, jam jar, ruler
• a collection of small coloured objects to draw (stones, shells, fruit, Christmas decorations etc)
• sketchbook & resource materials (postcards, photos etc)
• photocopier, scanner or tracing paper
  stage 1 - Introduction and preparation
• drawing, cutting out paper squares and shapes
  stage 2 - looking for shapes and drawings
• images from resource materials
• drawing
  exercise 1
• drawings
  exercise 2
• drawings
  exercise 3
• drawings with mixed media - paints, wet & dry media, colllage
  exercise 4
• drawing from objects
  stage 3 - selecting from your drawings
• drawings, viewing frame
  stage 4 - developing design ideas
• drawings
• scanner or photocopied or tracing paper
  experiments with printing and painting
  materials
• selection of fabric paints, fabric crayons, Markal paintsticks, inks
• prepared surface for printing (table or board)
• cutting mat, hardboard or thick cardboard
• ink pad
• paper in different colours, textures including brown paper wrapping paper, newspaper, tissue paper, sugar paper, shiny paper surfaces, hand-made paper
• block printing and stamping equipment
• stencil card, acetate, sticky-back plastic or any stiff card
• masking tape
• hand painting equipment: household paint brushes, hog's hair, sable or synthetic brushes, stencil brushes, old toothbrushes, foam brushes
• palette, plate or small pots for mixing colours
• squeeze bottle for adding clean water when mixing colours
• thin rubber gloves
• sharp craft knife - scalpel or Stanley knife
• mirrors to look at your design in repeat
• iron to fix fabric and silk paints
• baking parchment or cotton cloth
• small line and pegs to hang up samples
• waterproof adhesive
  stage 1 - preparation
• making a printing pad
  stage 2 - experimenting with techniques
• block printing
• relief printing
• stencils
• masks
• hand painting
• silk painting
  project 5 - painting and printing
  materials
• collection of fabric samples
• design ideas and experiments from project 4
• fabric printing and painting equipment
• dressmakers' pins
• hand hairdryer
  stage 1 - reviewing your fabric collection
• fabric - painting on fabric. test swatches
  stage 2 - selecting your design ideas
• design ideas and experiments from project 4
  stage 3 - selecting your design ideas
• hand painting onto fabric
• printing onto fabric
  stage 4 - a larger sample
• printing on a larger piece of fabric
  assignment 2