Moving figures inspired by Futurism WHAT IS FUTURISM

Moving figures inspired by Futurism

WHAT IS FUTURISM? Futurism was an art movement of 20 th century Italy. Using various types of medium, futurist artists used emphasized themes of the contemporary social issues of the time connecting specifically with the future. These themes included ideas based in the increasing speed of technology, automobiles and airplanes of the industrial revolution as well as youth and violence. Futurism focuses on the movement of the object within the piece, manipulating and overlaying an image several times to understand the motion and movement it creates. Colour, line and shape become very important in Futurist works, for the importance is on how the object moves throughout the canvas. Many futurist works appear abstract.

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THE PROJECT MOVING FIGURES INSPIRED BY FUTURISM We will reproduce the movement of a figure using the method of overlapping sequences and force lines used by the Futurists in their works.

FIRST WATERCOLOR FLAT WASH Step 1: Place your board (canvas) at a 30 -degree angle so that the brushstrokes you're going to put down will flow into each other. You're going to work from top to bottom. Load your brush with plenty of paint. Starting at the top edge of the piece of paper, put down a broad horizontal stroke, from one side to the other as if you were drawing a line with a pencil. Don't lift your brush until you're all the way across. Some paint will accumulate at the bottom of this stripe. Don't try to get rid of this, it's an essential part of a wash. Step 2: Add some more paint to your brush, then make another horizontal stroke making sure that the tip of your brush picks up the "river" of paint at the bottom of the first stripe. Don't paint above this river or you'll ruin the evenness of your wash. Step 3: Continue in this way until you get to the bottom of the paper. Squeeze the excess paint from your brush between a fold of cloth, then use the brush tip to lift the excess paint from the last stroke. Don't worry if this makes the last stroke seem a little lighter than the rest, some of the paint will seep down while it dries and sort this out. Leave your board at an angle until the wash is completely dry, otherwise some of the wet paint will flow back up and your wash will dry unevenly.

Assemble the manikin Choose colors that compliment your background. By overlapping – outline the figure keeping in mind the movement you would like to show. Add movement lines to emphasize the movement.

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