Pattern, Motif & Analogous colors
Assignment:
Create a motif drawing from a photograph or from something you draw from observation. Fill in the shapes with analogous colors.
What I want you to know (or do):
1. The meaning of motif, pattern, and analogous colors.
http://art1hillwood.blogspot.com/2011/08/color-wheel.html
2. Create visual art that communicates ideas through the use of media, techniques, and processes.
3. Analyze, synthesize, and evaluate the application of media, techniques, and processes
used to solve visual art problems.
Vocabulary
Motif: A consistent or recurrent conceptual element, usually a figure or design. In an architectural or decorative pattern, a motif is employed as the central element in a work, or it is repeated either consistently or as a theme with variations.
Pattern: a principle of design in which combinations of lines, colors, and shapes are repeated.
Analogous colors: Next to one another on the color wheel. Usually three colors.
Question:
What makes a drawing a motif vs. a regular drawing?
Resources:
Clip art you find
Caedes.net
Public domain clipart:
