Today we are going to simplify, yes everything we do
in our fiber art/rug hooking designs
are more beautiful
simplified and that makes life easy. So let's relax and
enjoy today's lesson.
1. First let us make a viewfinder. Take a piece of
cardboard approximately 8" x 8" and in the centre
cut out a rectangle 6" x 4".
Plan "A"
If you want to, sketch your design outdoors and
explore different compositions by using your
viewfinder.
At times we see so many things and we cannot
put it all in our design so this is a natural way
to crop.
For those of you that want to do primitive,
make your objects large and simple. Of course
you can do some light effects and cast shadows
but think big! Apply the same principal to still life.
Plan "B"
We are not all natural drawers however
we can successfully use our viewfinder on
our own photography!
Blow up your still life or landscape pictures
and take your viewfinder and search horizontally
and vertically for the design that appeals to you.
1. Bare in mind how you will hook the design.
Feel free to move trees, mountains, bottles etc.,
to enhance your composition any where you
please.
2. Recheck your design for simplified shapes.
3. Think values. Remember warm and hot colors
come forward and cold colors recede!
4. To achieve color harmony, where ever you
put one value of a certain color we want to repeat
it if possible through out the design.
This article on "Composition & Design" is just the first.
Trust they will assist you in your fiber art/rug hooking.
