12.5.20

Intro skillshare : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Z0n7hIp5A

Outline class : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NArMQhX7FESdznIMzp2VkNon4yFv4JWB/view?usp=sharing

30.4.20

Skripte & plans

présentation : 1-2’

project overview 3-4’

demonstration outside 8-10’

preparation of the ink 3-4’

create the pattern 8-10’

conclusion 2-3’

1 - presentation : 1-2’

(attitude enthousiaste, try to feel like I want to do that. happy. calme et confiante, relax)(variation de plans: talking head, brush, ink, nature outside = 5)

Hi everyone, hi hi

I’m Yvan, I studied design in Geneva. After that I have created my own brand of bag. I also traveled a lot. Peru, Vietnam… I feel concerned by ethical life style, by the environment. I like beauty, in this world and through Art. I like to feel the touch of the brush on the paper. I especially like in Art to work with my hands and to touch the material. (add a plan of the brush on the paper)(plan ink in chinese stone) Also, I need nature often to inspire me. (plan des fleurs dans l’arbre dehors)

In this class, we will work on the topic of the pattern.

I like patterns, they bring beauty into that word. They have their own language. Often with colors. handcrafted. We will discuss more about that in the next video.

In this class I will lead you from the beginning to the end to create your pattern with your own style.

2 - project overview 3-4’

1) What is the project for today’s class? (2) Why did you choose this project? (3) Any suggestions for setting yourself up for a successful project? (4) Anything students should know or do before diving into the main lessons?

Talking head - slide nature - slide of exemples - slide material from up - Talking head

The handmade pattern. Why? Beautiful and refined work. Many possibilities. Can play with the elements and it can be narrative. There is a variety of styles.. You can find patterns on textiles, inside buildings to decorate or on the cloths. In Peru for example, in communities, it is symbol of identification.. In Japan, we find them on Kimonos. In Portugal, the azulejos are a way to decorate buildings, I mean the azulejos. In this class, it’s a contemporary drawing. Your are free to express who you are..

Plan of the lesson:

In this lesson we will first go into nature to find organic elements. (plan of forest). Looking by what you are inspired. We will look for the elements by which you are touched.

Then we will practice to draw outside. I will give you some tips to do an observation drawing.

Then we will come back to our table to create the pattern. We will see how we can compose it. The white spaces. The movement. The organic shapes, geometrical ones… We will talk to the attitude of work.

What is the purpose of doing that. How you feel while doing it. From where your expression come from etc.

I believe that the humanity has to slow down. With the pattern you have the opportunity to craft something with your hands and that is beautiful. (slide of a chinese pattern) By doing this, it’s also a way to support a society more in tune with the rhythm of the nature.

Material:

You will need a notebook or sheets of paper (better with light tablet), a graphic tablet if you have. A chair. pencils, pen, brushes, hard black ink with a chinese stone, watercolor pencils. A ruler.

In summary, in this class you will learn to observe. You will work with your hands, make the ink with a chinese stone, draw on paper use your brushes and create your pattern.

And finally I will show you how you can create a personal booklet with your collection of flowers and other elements. A booklet where you can put inside everything you find that helps you to create your patterns : text, association of colors, composition etc.

3 - demonstration outside 8-10’

Plans : 1. plan of the forest - 2. talking head for explanation - 3a. plan sur sujet - 3b. plan sur sujet et feuille - 3c. plan sur feuille.

plan 1 : the subject 1’

show the variety of nature

plan 2 : explanation 2’

We will draw plants. To use it in our pattern. On one tree there is already so much to see. The nature is very rich. Do a lot of drawings and then choose later the one you use for the pattern. We will use about 3 drawings to create the pattern.

If you use a light tablet, be sure to draw on a separate sheet of paper. Like that you can place it between the tablet and the paper you use for the pattern. To draw I use a pen or a pencil. To sit comfortably, I have also a little chair. Simply choose the plant you prefer. Which shapes you like the most. You can also consider how you would like it appear in the pattern. I would recommend to draw a lot and then work with them at home. Consider, that the drawings you do now are not the ones that will appear in the final pattern. Because it’s a handmade pattern, you will have to draw it again in the final composition.

As we will do a handmade pattern, the drawing here appear at the same size in the pattern. We will do a pattern on a A5 sheet of paper (about 15 by 21 cm). If you use this drawing 4-5 times in the composition of your pattern, that mean that this drawing should be only large of a few centimeters.

plan 3 : démonstration 5’

(lock outofocus) (camera on the left, subject on the middle, notebook on the right)

explanation for observation drawing :

This is a little bit like an observation drawing. But it doesn’t have to be exactly the same. It’s more important that you find your own style, and you feel the most comfortable to express yourself.

I will give a few tips to draw a plant correctly. Then with time, you can draw more freely. The observation is very important before and after. It’s good to take a minute before to look at the subject.

plan 3 : démonstration 2’

Plans : 3a. plan de la plante - 3b. plan du sujet - 3c. plan du dessin

Things do say while I draw :

Observe the general shape, the movement, the details, shadows.. While you are drawing, you can also observe the negative space around the plant.

plan 4 : démonstration 2

4 - preparation of the ink

Plan : plan sur pierre et main qui prépare l’encre

L’encre, la pierre, l’eau. Tourner l’encre dans la pierre, faire des tests.

5 - create the pattern 8-10’

Plan : talking head - top view - timelapse

Expérience : let go in the drawing, breath, let the line free instead to want a kind of style. (say my experience : I wanted a clear line very precise). To let go the hand on the paper is the base for me. And feel the brush touching the paper. Take the time to observe what we draw, what the shape tell to us. To let the emotion come and flow in the drawing. Don’t expect something, just try to feel confident. In this way the drawing is stronger and more authentic.

do some marks on the sheet.

choose a shape. see what the drawing is communicating to us. it can be sadness passion, joy...

drawing the patterns : think about shadows - symmetry - contrast -

6 conclusion 2-3’

The booklet.

encourage!

Yvan Mermod

Illustrator

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