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Stage one – investigation
Materials required: pencils, dip pens, charcoal, brushes and Indian
ink, white cartridge paper, sugar paper, camera and film.
Visit one of Thomson’s buildings, or if you can’t get
to Glasgow look closely at the pictures in this resource. Build
up a study of annotated sketches, detailed drawings and if possible,
take photographs on site. Concentrate on engraved pattern, motif,
stencilling, decorative ironwork, colour and architectural detail.
You can extend this investigation by looking at books on Greek
and Egyptian art and architecture sketches. Take notes and identify
the links between these sources and Thomson’s decorative motifs
and architectural style.
Stage two – understanding and developing pattern
Examine the band and border pattern structures here
and linked to above. Pattern is generally of three distinct kinds.
They are:
Based upon the observation of forms and colours in nature.
Pure invention, geometric and arbitrary forms not derived from
nature.
Elementary marks like the dot and the line developed into spot
patterns or striped patterns.
Basic pattern shapes can then be:
Structured to form repeat or all-over patterns.
Altered by reversing pattern shapes or using counterchanges in
colour.
Develop your drawings/photographs of decorative motifs and features
using line, texture and tone to create sample border designs and
patterns of your own. You might choose to take the first architectural
motif and develop an interlacing border from it. You may transform
it into a series of decorative units to form a striped or spot pattern.
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