Surface Enlargement

In which we enlarge one of our 9 objects to A1 size.

Considerations :

Detail, Texture, Form, Shape, Composition, Positive & Negative shapes.

One of the starting points which was very helpful, was to do some initial thumbnail sketches,
with the object in different positions. The object should touch the edges of the sheet, although it can spill over the edge in places if that improves the overall composition.

Through this process we also learnt about how to produce a perfect rectangle  The perfect rectangle (originating from Greek philosophy) is composed from 2 squares.  It is incredibly important in design (the latter is used everywhere throughout history & still to-day, from doors, windows, picture frames etc).

Another criteria for producing this drawing, is to use straight lines only.  This is a very new and interesting way of drawing for me, & the methodology involves drawing from the shoulder.

I felt that this is my most satisfactory arrangement; the focal point is situated on one of the foci of the rectangle, & part of the object spills over the edge of the sheet.  The lines on the outside of the  object, shown as a series of lines, represent negative space.  Overall a good composition.

Unfortunately I don't have a photo of the piece before I painted it.  That should go here!

The finished piece, in which all the carefully drawn pencil lines, get painted over.
If I'm honest, I would like to start this again. 

Here is a piece of work done as an example of how one might proceed having completed the  enlarged line drawing.
Colour is added, using various media, including paint or biro.  There is a lot of emphasis on darks & lights, so that if there is light on the object, it follows that the background must be dark, and vice versa.  Matisse was a master in this respect, protraying reflected light masterfully.

We are now moving on to design drawing. This is where an object is enlarged & modified, so that it becomes something entirely different.  It is a useful technique and starting point for design in many areas, from Jewellery design to engineering solutions.  

Lichenstein again comes to mind, as his working method involved:
Selecting & cropping an image, sketching & modifying it by hand, enlarging it, finally painting it.

These stages are all relevant to the design/development process, where the start point is modified until it becomes something completely different.  Select and Reduce, Modify or Simplify, Enlarge, Overlap, Repeat, 2D becomes 3D, Curved lines become straight, positives become negatives, Old becomes New.