DPV - Practice Work on Media Exploration and Content Development Lesson

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Practice Work on Media Exploration and Content Development Lesson

Introduction

One of the most important ways to develop your personal voice is to allow play and experimentation into your practice. This process loosens the mind a little, so that content which is important to you can emerge. Have fun at this stage!

Explore

Media Exploration Practice

Please watch the presentation below to learn more about experimentation and application of ideas through mixed-media approach.

Technique Experimentation Tutorials

It is now time to watch the Technique Experimentation Tutorials video. Take notes as you watch the video and reach out to your instructor with any questions. 

This video demonstrates 5 different exercises for Technique Experimentation.

  • Exercise 1 shows a texture rubbing using thin paper laid over various different textures and rubbing the paper with graphite, crayon, or other drawing material.
  • Exercise 2 demonstrates watercolor washes beginning with water and adding various amounts of watercolor paint in various colors.
  • Exercise 3 shows how to create a blind self-portrait. Students are asked to close their eyes and draw a self-portrait based on feel. The goal is to synchronize the left and right hands.
  • Exercise 4 demonstrates how to create a contour drawing with multiple lines and multiple colors.
  • Exercise 5 demonstrates how to create some color with Sharpie markers and Rubbing Alcohol. After coloring some Sharpie on a surface, adding alcohol breaks up the marker ink creating a watercolor effect.

Extension 

Artist Research

After you have completed each of the exercises, create two additional exercises combining all of them together.

  • Which media work well together?
  • Did you create examples with strong compositions?

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