Tone

When creating the ten interval tonal scale, I found it easiest to start with the darkest shade (6B) and work up towards the lightest (4H). Had ten intervals not been sufficient in creating a steady scale from 6B to 4H, I would still be guaranteed strong contrast with dark and mid-level tones to go against the already white background. While working on the scale I made two observations which I later integrated into my drawing. I first noted that against the white background, my eyes were drawn toward the dark 6B circle over the much lighter 4H circle. This lead me to conclude that areas with a large variation in tone (high contrast), attract the eye more so than monotonous areas. I believe that if I had switched the sizes between the two circles, I'd have still glanced toward the darker one. My second observation occurred when I accidentally overlapped two circles of the same tone, and created a darker tone in between. To recreate the overlapping effect in my drawing, I simply drew a dark shape between two lighter shapes.

String Project

The string project was a fun experience, since the web evolved spontaneously rather than through collaboration, allowing little reaction time to the enclosing strings. Most people seemed to be running circles around the room and looping the string in a confounded manner (difficult to undo the web), or trying to free themselves from the web itself. I don't think many people had lines and shapes in mind while making the web, but it did tie into the unit since the web was nothing more than lines forming shapes. I think with some planning we could of made some interesting patterns out of the strings. Overall, the project was enjoyable.

Line-Shape

Which of the images are lines:
A,B, and C
Which of the images are shapes:
A,B,C, and D
What makes a line:
A line is a solid figure that is capable of forming a flat perimeter; Depending on their thickness, lines can be shapes.
What makes a shape:
A shape is a closed figure (enclosed by lines); Some shapes can be lines (if solid).

Nozkowski Critique 9-10-07

Description: The image contains several small rectangular shapes which drastically increase in size, and decrease in distance from one another. This occurs roughly halfway down the piece, and 1/8 of the way from the left border. In addition, the shapes elongate both vertically and horizontally, further enhancing their rectangular features. At the bottom right corner of the piece, the shapes return to their original form. The color of the rectangles is dark brown, however the ones surrounding the bottom right corner vary in color (sea green, sky blue, red, olive, etc...). The background of the piece is an offset white.

Interpretation: The sudden change in proportion, color, and size occurring from top left to bottom right, followed by an even more drastic return to normalcy, creates a sensation of disrupted growth. Our eyes are then drawn back to the starting point (top left corner), due to the similarity between the shapes of the top left and bottom right corners, and are meant to repeat the process.

Evaluate: Overall the piece is successful, because it provides constant visual stimulation. It is clear that much thought was placed into the making of the piece, because of the individual proportions of each shape. Also, the squares are not aligned in a grid, but carefully positioned to create curves in the background that pull towards the bottom right corner.