My most important takeaway from studio 2D was learning a sense of visual balance. It’s not something that I think can really be explained, you just have to experiment and feel it. Here are a collection of finished pieces from this course.
Balance project: Cut construction paper, 29x29in
Compositions arranged by hand
Letterforms project: digital, Adobe Illustrator
Utilizing the letters of our initials, square compositions were created, paying attention to positive and negative space.
Gouache painting, 11x14in
Photo of a ski resort map edited in Photoshop, then painted with an analogous color scheme.
Gouache painting, 11x14in
Photo of a ski resort map edited in Photoshop, then painted with a complementary color scheme.
Gouache painting, 11x14in
Portrait photo edited in Photoshop to have a wide array of colors where no two are the same, but the values match the original grayscale composition, then traditionally painted.