WHAT IS FUTURISM? Futurism Futurism was an art movement of 20th
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 MASTERS
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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.
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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.
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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.