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Discover the power of combining images and words to create compelling art inspired by a forgotten book. This approach encourages a unique exploration of typography and media while paying tribute to literary history. Utilize transparent techniques and strong line work to enhance your visual narrative without losing the essence of your chosen words. Experiment with cropping and foreshortening to create intriguing compositions that capture both negative space and meaning. Dive deep into imagination as you conceptualize and design at least two original pieces that resonate with the metaphor of keys and the beauty of worn pages.
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What a powerful way to learn when image and word combine! Guided by a nontraditional background…
Pay your respect to a forgotten book… Include the word you are paying tribute to Consider the typography that best represents your word The words are your guidance, so consider transparent media techniques. Strong line work is needed in contour lines so the image also is not lost amongst the words. While nouns are an easier word, consider others Choose a most fitting media for your surface Use space wisely Cropping and foreshortening allows more intriguing negative space and composition Do reference research without stealing Add to the age Create at least two compositions
“I love keys of all sorts and I love the metaphor of a key. This particular key doesn't exist that I know of other than in my imagination. I also like how the print on the book page is worn off in places from use over the years.”