Using internet searches or your own visual references select an image of each of these:
A child running or walking
Photocopy them in black and white at different scales and sizes so that you have several versions of each image. Cut them into individual items with which to work.
Working with a square format, arrange some of the cut-outs to create a representational image. You may use the distortion of scale of one element compared to another to create an image which is interesting visually.
It is not important that the image is ‘real’ as a photograph would be. Move the fragments so they are not always vertical or horizontal to the frame.
You may need to add a drawn line to suggest a horizon to separate the ground from the sky and to create an illusion of space or distance. Experiment with the position of the horizon relative to the visual fragments.
Scan and print or photocopy these designs or do a quick trace of each design so that you can compare the visual impact of one with another.
In your learning log make notes in answer to these questions:
How does your sense of the image and its meaning change when the figure is smaller than the other elements?
If the elements are at differing angles to each other and at an angle to the frame, what dynamic is suggested?
If all the elements are completely horizontal and vertical in relation to the frame what dynamic is suggested? What is your opinion about this image and what sensation does it communicate?
Which is your favourite composition? Explain why you feel it is most successful.
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