Prompt 5 ‘Shapes’ – Scribble Drawing
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We have to make a mark, even if it’s only a scribble
-John Steinbeck

Your challenge: Make a scribble drawing
  •  First, create or find some uninhibited scribbles, from a child’s drawing or a dog’s muddy footprints on paper. Or make your own, by scribbling on paper with closed eyes in a slow circular motion using one continuous line, if possible.
  • Next, look for an image amongst the scribbles to outline. What can you see in the mess? Do any images or shapes emerge? Is there a bird hiding in the scribbles? A person? An animal? Can you use the energy in the stroke that is already there? Turn your paper this way and that. Don’t see anything? Turn your paper another way.
  • When you find your special something inside your drawing, outline it with a dark marker/pen/pencil/crayon.
  • Take your drawing as further, if you like, filling it in with colour, cutting it out, or whatever.
Resources to help:
  • Need some scribbles? It’s easy to make your own, but you can also download and print some of ours. | Scribble 1| Scribble 2 | Scribble 3 | Scribble 4 |
  • Cheat and complete two steps using the scribbler . This allows you to start to create a “generative illustration” based on your drawing. You can print or save it afterward by following the instructions on the left hand side of the screen.
How to share:
  • For Photos/Art/Digital Art Use Twitter, Instagram or Facebook @campuscreate your response. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #shapespark
  • If you are not on social media, find out how to participate

Prompt 4 ‘Shapes’ – The shape of your self
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The Lighthouse at Black Basalt Beach by Tripp Nitely, on Flickr
“The Lighthouse at Black Basalt Beach” (CC BY 2.0) by Tripp Nitely

“All the being and the doing, expansive, glittering, vocal, evaporated; and one shrunk, with a sense of solemnity, to being oneself, a wedge-shaped core of darkness, something invisible to others.”
― Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse

What’s the shape of your self?

 

 

How to participate
  • Writing – Publish a new post on your blog, or Facebook account, interpreting the theme.
  • Photos/Art/Digital Art Use Twitter, Instagram or Facebook @campuscreate your response. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #shapespark
  • If you are not on social media, find out how to participate

 

Prompt 2 ‘Shapes’ – The human face through shape
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Picasso - Cubism 1937 by oddsock, on Flickr
“Picasso – Cubism 1937” (CC BY 2.0) by oddsock

“Who sees the human face correctly; the photographer, the mirror, or the painter” – Picasso

Your challenge: See the human face through shape

 

How to participate
  • Use Twitter, Instagram or Facebook @campuscreate your response. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #shapespark
  • If you are not on social media, find out how to participate

 

Prompt 1 ‘Shapes’ – Tangram
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Tangram Set by origami_madness, on Flickr
“Tangram Set” (CC BY-NC 2.0) by origami_madness
“The tangram  is a dissection puzzle consisting of seven flat shapes, called tans, which are put together to form shapes. The objective of the puzzle is to form a specific shape using all seven pieces, which may not overlap” -Wikipedia

Your challenge: Print out the template below, cut out the 7 shapes and make a new image using all 7 pieces, taking care that they do not overlap

Resources:

Template to print : Black and White or Colour – (via http://www.activityvillage.co.uk)

Examples of Tangrams here

 

How to participate
  • Use Twitter, Instagram or Facebook @campuscreate your response. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #shapespark
  • If you are not on social media, find out how to participate