prep for assignment 2 / part 2: building a visual vocabulary
these notes are mostly to list which materials & techniques will be used in the exercises, so I know what to prepare for

project 3: colour

materials

• sketchbook & A3 paper
• coloured pencils, paints, brushes, jam jars. paints (gouache): alizarin crimson, cadmium red, cadmium yellow, lemon yellow, ultramarine, cerulean blue
• collection of coloured paper, sticky paper, origami paper
• fabrics and yarns from stash
• small sheet of sugar paper – mid-grey paper
• brightly coloured patterned fabric (8cm x 8cm)
• transparent folder or bag
• collection of small coloured objects or fruit & veges such as an orange, apple or lemon
• water-soluable fabric (for machine embroidery)
  

  stage 1 – Introduction and preparation

• painting colour wheels
  

  stage 2 – colour perception

  exercise 1

• painting/coloured paper squares with another colour square in the centre
  

  exercise 2

• painting/coloured paper squares with grey square in the centre
  

  exercise 3

• record (paint) the colours in a postcard of a painting, image
  

  exercise 4

• record (paint) the colours in an object, or a few objects close together eg fruit, shells, leaves, jewellery etc
  

  stage 4 – colour moods and themes

  exercise 1

• paints & sketchbook – use these 2 pairs of opposite words & find colours which express them
  

  exercise 2

• colour mood or theme – make colour bags with small fragments of fabric, yarns & coloured papers
  

  stage 5 – coloured stitches

• on black background fabric, repeat stage 2 project 2 but with stitches
  

  stage 6 – combining textures and colour effects

  exercise 1

• hand embroidery
  

  exercise 2

• hand embroidery
  

  sketchbook

• fabric paints, fabric crayons or paintsticks and dyes
• work in sketchbook for min 10 mins each day
  

  research point

• look at a textile piece you have at home – look at it, sketch it, reflect on it
  

  project 4 – developing your ideas

  materials

• A3 paper
• paints, coloured pencils, crayons, brushes, jam jar, ruler
• a collection of small coloured objects to draw (stones, shells, fruit, Christmas decorations etc)
• sketchbook & resource materials (postcards, photos etc)
• photocopier, scanner or tracing paper
  

  stage 1 – Introduction and preparation

• drawing, cutting out paper squares and shapes
  

  stage 2 – looking for shapes and drawings

• images from resource materials
• drawing
  

  exercise 1

• drawings
  

  exercise 2

• drawings
  

  exercise 3

• drawings with mixed media – paints, wet & dry media, colllage
  

  exercise 4

• drawing from objects
  

  stage 3 – selecting from your drawings

• drawings, viewing frame
  

  stage 4 – developing design ideas

• drawings
• scanner or photocopied or tracing paper
  

  experiments with printing and painting

  materials

• selection of fabric paints, fabric crayons, Markal paintsticks, inks
• prepared surface for printing (table or board)
• cutting mat, hardboard or thick cardboard
• ink pad
• paper in different colours, textures including brown paper wrapping paper, newspaper, tissue paper, sugar paper, shiny paper surfaces, hand-made paper
• block printing and stamping equipment
• stencil card, acetate, sticky-back plastic or any stiff card
• masking tape
• hand painting equipment: household paint brushes, hog’s hair, sable or synthetic brushes, stencil brushes, old toothbrushes, foam brushes
• palette, plate or small pots for mixing colours
• squeeze bottle for adding clean water when mixing colours
• thin rubber gloves
• sharp craft knife – scalpel or Stanley knife
• mirrors to look at your design in repeat
• iron to fix fabric and silk paints
• baking parchment or cotton cloth
• small line and pegs to hang up samples
• waterproof adhesive
  

  stage 1 – preparation

• making a printing pad
  

  stage 2 – experimenting with techniques

• block printing
• relief printing
• stencils
• masks
• hand painting
• silk painting
  

  project 5 – painting and printing

  materials

• collection of fabric samples
• design ideas and experiments from project 4
• fabric printing and painting equipment
• dressmakers’ pins
• hand hairdryer
  

  stage 1 – reviewing your fabric collection

• fabric – painting on fabric. test swatches
  

  stage 2 – selecting your design ideas

• design ideas and experiments from project 4
  

  stage 3 – selecting your design ideas

• hand painting onto fabric
• printing onto fabric
  

  stage 4 – a larger sample

• printing on a larger piece of fabric
  

  assignment 2