PART ONE: ART STYLE REFERENCE IMAGES

1.   Research 10 different Art Styles​

  • UKIYO-E
  • RENAISSANCE DRAWING
  • TLINGIT ART
  • AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL
  • COLOR FIELD
  • POP ART
  • CHIAROSCURO
  • BAROQUE
  • IMPRESSIONISM
  • EXPRESSIONISM
  • CUBISM
  • SURREALISM

2.   Print out images of the art

  • ONE IMAGE PER STYLE
  • MUST WRITE ON IT THE IMAGE INFORMATION
    • Artist
    • Title
    • Date (the date the artwork was created)
    • Style
  • ARTIST MUST BE MID-CAREER OR HIGHER CALIBER ARTIST
    • Artist must have work in a museum collection

The easiest way to accomplish this is to search within a museum's collection

You can also research artists who work in that style and search for those artists' work.

Collection of Things

 Art Style RESEARCH • Art Object RESEARCH

PART TWO: OBJECT REFERENCE IMAGES

1.   Choose an object you would like to create 10 compositions about

  • YOUR OBJECT SHOULD LOOK VOLUMETRIC FROM MULTIPLE ANGLES (the more 3D it looks without needing to add value, the easier it will be)
  • BE ASYMMETRIC (looking different from multiple angles will give you more options when creating your compositions)
  • HAVE MORE THAN ONE VERSION OF ITSELF (Example: a kids tricycle, a mountain bike, a tandem two-person bicycle, large wheel/small wheel antique bike, etc.)
  • YOUR OBJECT MUST BE A REAL THING IN THE WORLD (photographable object in real space - not digital)

2.   Collect 10+ images of the object

  • YOUR TEN IMAGES MUST BE PHOTOGRAPHS OF REAL OBJECTS IN THE WORLD (not CGI)
  • CHOOSE IMAGES THAT SHOW THE OBJECT FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES
    • Straight on
    • Three-quarter
    • Profile
    • Low-Angle
    • High-Angle
  • CHOOSE DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF YOUR OBJECT
    • Example: Beach shack, Treehouse, Castle, Apartment building, etc.