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Project Description - For this project you will be creating a very Zen Coloring page.
Your design will Focus on three elements of Art/Design - Shape, Color and Scale / Proportion.
Your design will also demonstrate three principles of Art/Design - Pattern, Rhythm,and Movement.
Elements of Art / DesignLine - Shape - Color - Value - Texture - Space / Perspective
Principles of Art / DesignRhythm / Movement - Pattern - Balance - Scale / Proportion - Unity - Emphasis
Elements of Art / DesignLine - Shape - Color - Value - Texture - Space / Perspective
Principles of Art / DesignRhythm / Movement - Pattern - Balance - Scale / Proportion - Unity - Emphasis
Step 1: Open a new Adobe Illustrator document - 8” x 10”
Step 2: Select the Rectangle Tool
Click once on the art board to open a box toset the size to 7.5” x 9.5”
Step 3: Window > Align
Show Options if they are not available - Align the rectangle to the center of the page.
Demo Directions - In the shared folder in Dropbox, there is a template with premade motifs that our class will use to learn the basic skills required to create a Zen Coloring Page.
To complete your Demo on your own - Please refer to “How to Make a Brush” and “How to Make a Fill Pattern” in the instructions on Pg 8 and 9.
Project Directions
Elements of Art / DesignLine - Shape - Color - Value - Texture - Space / Perspective
Principles of Art / DesignRhythm / Movement - Pattern - Balance - Scale / Proportion - Unity - Emphasis
Step 4: Window > Layers
Lock the first layer and rename it “Frame”
Add a new layer above “frame” and name it Motifs
Drawing Motifs
Motif - a decorative design or pattern. a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition
Synonyms: design, pattern, decoration, figure, shape, device, emblem, ornament
For our project we are going to use simple shape on shape designs or simple line work to create an idea that the computer will repeat over and over.
Examples -
Elements of Art / DesignLine - Shape - Color - Value - Texture - Space / Perspective
Principles of Art / DesignRhythm / Movement - Pattern - Balance - Scale / Proportion - Unity - Emphasis
African Motif
African MotifAztec Motif
Elements of Art / DesignLine - Shape - Color - Value - Texture - Space / Perspective
Principles of Art / DesignRhythm / Movement - Pattern - Balance - Scale / Proportion - Unity - Emphasis
Asian Motif
Mexican Motif Colonial Motif
Elements of Art / DesignLine - Shape - Color - Value - Texture - Space / Perspective
Principles of Art / DesignRhythm / Movement - Pattern - Balance - Scale / Proportion - Unity - Emphasis
Tips for Drawing a MotifShape Tool -
One way to draw your motifs could be to use the shape tool and layer shape on top of shape.
Example - Next - Select all the shapes together.
Window > Pathfinder > Unite
Your shapes should be made-up of STROKES - DO NOT USE FILLED SHAPES
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Elements of Art / DesignLine - Shape - Color - Value - Texture - Space / Perspective
Principles of Art / DesignRhythm / Movement - Pattern - Balance - Scale / Proportion - Unity - Emphasis
Tips for Drawing a MotifPen Tool -
Another way to draw your motifs could be to use the Pen Tool to drop points. Make sure to use closed areas of space.
Pencil Tool -
Another way to draw your motifs could be to use the Pencil Tool to draw flowing shapes. Make sure to use closed areas of space.
How to Make a Brush
After you have created your motifs - Make sure none of the motifs have a Fill color.If the motif consists of many shapes make sure they are grouped.The Stroke should be around 1 pt. - 3pts. thick.
Step 1: Window > Brushes
Step 2: Drag your motif into the bottom of the Brush Palette.
Pattern Brush OK New Brush
How to Make a Brush
Step 3: Use the Shape Tool to draw a stroke (no Fill)
With the shape selected - Click on the New Brush to apply the motif to the stroke
Adjust the weight of the stroke to adjust the size and number of the motifs.
Stroke - 0.25 pt. Stroke - 1 pt.
How to Make a Fill Pattern
New Swatch
Step 2: Use the Shape Tool to draw a Shape - It is OK to have a fill on this shape. The color fill will be replaced once you apply the new pattern.
Step 1: Window > Swatches
With the shape selected - Click on the New Swatch pattern to apply the motif inside the shape.
Tip - Make sure the Fill ison top and the Stroke isbehind
Expanding an Object
Expanding an object (from a stoke, that has a brush applied to it) changes the object into a vector object that has points that can now be adjusted and moved.
Object > Expand or Expand Appearance
Before Expand After Expand
Designing a Zen Coloring Composition
Required Pieces for your Zen Coloring Composition
1. Use a variety of different types of strokes.
2. Apply a variety of different brush motifs to the strokes.
3. Adjust the size of the strokes to effect the size of the motifs.
4. Use a variety of different shapes to apply a fill patterns.
5. Expand your objects to continue adjusting your composition.
1. Your composition must have a minimum of 5 different motifs as a brush or a fill.
2. Your motif patterns must fill the whole 7.5” x 9.5” frame.
3. You must print out your art work.
4. Use colored pencils to color in your project.