Assignment # 5 – Layout and Transparency
This assignment is an exercise in layout and color. The objectives are to come up with an interesting and dynamic layout, and color it in a way that shows transparency.
Choose a subject or a theme, like sports, food, cars, nature, the ocean, technology, etc. Gather up ten photo references on that subject from magazines, newspapers and the Internet. Your objects should be different in size and shape as much as possible.
On a bristol page, create three 4 X 6.5 rectangles. Arrange your objects in different ways, making sure they overlap. Come up with three interesting compositions and draw them on your page in outline only. We will choose one of these layout to be enlarged.
Copy and resize your chosen layout onto a 10 X 15 Illustration board with an 8 X 13 rectangle ruled out inside it. Using your gouache paints, color these objects, using different colors. All overlapping areas should look transparent, so you should mix the colors to paint in the overlapping areas. Make sure you choose an attractive color palette.
Good Luck
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