Tryptic Design Strategy

1. Project Tryptic
Introduction
Manami Ishimura

2. Objective
Design and produce a digital advertisement or poster tryptic (tri-fold - 3
panel) of your choice using the skills developed from the previous
assignments (composite, retouch, mask, montage, perspective, lighting,
color adjustment, filters, 3D, warps, etc...).
- You must incorporate at least one original digital creation, one original
photograph, one special effect or filter, and some form of typography.
- Projects should show visual appeal, have clean masks and line work, and
have harmony in color, lighting and layout.
- Each panel should be able to stand on its own as well as fit together well in
the tryptic as a clean and harmonious digital piece.
- The recommended image resolution for the final tryptic is 3840x2160 pixels

3. Requirements
1. Design and produce a digital advertisement or poster tryptic (tri-fold
- 3 panel) of your choice using the skills developed from the previous
assignments (composite, retouch, mask, montage, perspective, lighting,
color adjustment, filters, 3D, warps, etc...).
2. You must incorporate at least one original digital creation, one
original photograph, one special effect or filter, and some form of
typography.
3. Projects should show visual appeal, have clean masks and line work,
and have harmony in color, lighting and layout.
4. Each panel should be able to stand on its own as well as fit together
well in the tryptic as a clean and harmonious digital piece.

4. History of Triptych
• A triptych is a series of
three paintings or carved
panels intended to be
displayed together.
• This style originated in
ancient Rome and became
a popular from of altar
pieces for Early Christian
churches.
Triptych, Mosan, Belgium, c. 1156–58.
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York City

5. Composition and Color Combination in Tryptic

6. Example: One Object divided into Three
https://juliannakunstler.com/images_acgr/triptych/triptych6.png
Design Strategy
- Symmetrical balance
- Triadic color schemes
- Alignment
- The third grid
- Repetition

7. Example: Three Similar Objects and Composition
Francis Bacon, Triptych-August 1972, lithograph on Arches wove paper
Design Strategy
- Symmetrical balance
- complimentary color scheme
- Repetition

8. Example: 1 Story and 3 Different Compositions
Utagawa Toyonobu, Night Attack on the Horikawa Palace, woodblock prints 1884
Design Strategy
- Asymmetrical balance
- Tetradic (double complementary colors)
- Movement left to right

9. Example: One big image and two ½ size images
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/stuff-we-love-incredible-indiana-jones-triptych-poster
Design Strategy
- Symmetrical balance
- Analogous color scheme
- Frame within the frame
- Filling the frame

10. Example:One main figure and two figures
https://www.moviefanatic.com/gallery/the-amazing-spider-man-2-triptych-poster/
Design Strategy
- Symmetrical balance
- Triadic color schemes
- Leading line

11. Unity and Separation
Tryptic composition must be uniquely
different as individuals but work
cohesively when viewed as one
piece.