Colored Pencil Narrative Diptych
dip·tych
ˈdiptik/
~a work made up of two matching parts~
Create a two part composition with creatively juxtaposed images.
JUXTAPOSITION-placing things side-by-side. In art this usually is done with the intention of bringing out a specific quality or creating an effect, particularly when two contrasting or opposing elements are used.
They do not have to be the same photo, the same subject or even the same size, but they should be connected in some way where the two images together tell a story or send a message. Use colored pencil to accurately shade the composition realistically.
It is important to remember to keep the entire composition balanced. Each side should be successful as a completed work of art alone as well as together
AVOID
- The cliche half good and half bad face. It's been done. Thousands of times. We don't need another one.
-Anything half and half or opposites. Like a landscape in summer and the same landscape in winter. Unless you have a very original take on this type of concept, I expect you to come up with something more creative.
- Nothing symmetrical. Your two compositions cannot be mirror images.
DO
- Show two sides of the same subject...they do not have to be opposites though. (that's when the cliche happens)
-Use two completely different, but related, subjects. Just keep the project unified.
-Tell a story, send a message or make a statement with your two images. Think of your own interests or issues you are personally connected to. For example, if you feel strongly about dolphin safe tuna then choose images that reflect this interest.
-Leave some mystery. Do not feel the need to make your images so easy to read that it leaves nothing for the viewer to figure out on their own. It is not necessary to spell it out for them so literally.
- The cliche half good and half bad face. It's been done. Thousands of times. We don't need another one.
-Anything half and half or opposites. Like a landscape in summer and the same landscape in winter. Unless you have a very original take on this type of concept, I expect you to come up with something more creative.
- Nothing symmetrical. Your two compositions cannot be mirror images.
DO
- Show two sides of the same subject...they do not have to be opposites though. (that's when the cliche happens)
-Use two completely different, but related, subjects. Just keep the project unified.
-Tell a story, send a message or make a statement with your two images. Think of your own interests or issues you are personally connected to. For example, if you feel strongly about dolphin safe tuna then choose images that reflect this interest.
-Leave some mystery. Do not feel the need to make your images so easy to read that it leaves nothing for the viewer to figure out on their own. It is not necessary to spell it out for them so literally.
TIPS
~ Combine a distant image with a close up image to complete the story so the viewer can see what is going on. ~ Pick a theme like water, animal feet, nostalgic toys or eating lunch. ~ During the course of a regular day take a bajillion photos of anything and everything. Close up, far away, and from angles you normally wouldn't view things from. You're bound to have a several good photos to choose from. ~ Make time to set up a photo shoot. Use a friend, parent, sibling, pet or go outside. Take pictures of a collection you might have, your bedroom or food. Food always makes a great subject. Sandwiches, soup, containers in the fridge, people cooking, arrangements at the grocery store (especially the fruits and vegetables) :) ~Think of two things that go together. But beware of half and half opposites! Peanut butter and jelly, monkeys and bananas, thunder and lightning, soup and salad, soap and water, cops and robbers... |