L6: Tools Project Checklist (up to Monday 24th September)

Overlay Composition - Lucie Gonder

For reference this is the minimum you should have completed for the project so far: 

• A range of photos of your tool - thumbnail prints of all your shots (20+) should be included in your sketchbook and 4 - 6 of your best shots printed off at A5 or A4 scale. Brief annotation identifying why you consider particular shots successful should also be present.
• A completed sustained tonal drawing from your tool photos done in pencil - this should be at least A4 in scale and represent 3+ hours worth of work.
• Set of 4 expressive timed graphite and chalk drawings done in class, mounted in book and briefly annotated.
• Prep task research into Jim Dine (tool drawings) and Florian Nicolle (collages) over at least 4 pages (see additional guidance in previous post) and include at least one visual response in appropriate media.
• At least one Gold card plate based on your tool photos cut and several prints taken from it, these prints and the plate should all be mounted in your book and annotated with a brief description of the process.
• One or more digital manipulations of your Tool imagery (completed with Miss Corrigan). Annotate.
• Mixed media collage with tool image drawn over A3.
• A2 Charcoal mid-tone drawing, include photos of this in your book.
• Minimum of 2 experiments working into reproductions of your tool prints with coloured inks.
• Laser cut tool collage work completed with Miss Corrigan. Annotate.
• At least 2 monoprints from your tool imagery completed with Ms. Mason. Annotate.
• 2 pages of research into Jasper Johns, concentrating on his letter and number based overlay drawings, prints and paintings. Analyse and include a visual response.
• One or more linear overlay drawings based on shapes found within your tools (refer to photos or earlier drawings/prints).
• At least one PhotoShop linear overlay design.
• One of these designs reproduced at A3 and worked into by hand with colour (ink or paint).
• Digital design with colour added (100% digital piece). Annotate all these.
• Select one of your linear overlay compositions and work in with tonal pattern and mark-making (biro works well).

If you have completed all that the following are suggested extension tasks:

• A second sustained tool drawing in a different media (e.g. Biro, fine liner).
• Visual responses to both Florian Nicolle and Jim Dine.
• An additional Gold Card plate and prints based on your tool photos.
• Further colour experiments with your letter overlay compositions (collage, pastel, paint, ink - experiment and mix your media).

Next Tasks:

• Cut a complex A3 Gold Card plate based on your overlay composition drawings.
• Collage experiments with your overlay compositions.
• Research into the relief based sculptures of Frank Stella.

Then we should be ready to start moving into 3D!