Grid Method Chart of Elements and Principle of Design Creative Outputs

1. Plates 21 to 26
Creative Outputs
Grid Method
Art Technique in Accuracy
Scale Up and Scale Down

2. PLATES 21 TO 26
PLATE 21: CHART OF THE ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
PLATE 22: CHART OF THE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
PLATE 23: 1:1 SCALE GRID METHOD
PLATE 24: SCALE DOWN GRID METHOD
PLATE 25: SCALE UP GRID METHOD
PLATE 26: SELECT IMAGE GRID METHOD
CREATIVE OUTPUT 5: GRID METHOD SCALE UP WORK
(GROUP COLLOBORATIVE PROJECT)
CREATIVE OUTPUT 6: SCULPTURE BUST - MAKING

3. Plate 21: elements of design
chart
 Create an original lay-out and painted chart of the
Elements of Design
 It must contain an illustration, label and a short definition
of the Element of Design
 Portrait or Landscape follow the proper margin and
presentation: Plate Number and Title, Score, Materials
and Date Submitted; Name and Section will be placed on
the back of each work
Criteria:
Factual Representation 10 pts
Craftmanship 10 pts
Lay-Out of Design 5 pts

4. Plate 22: Principle of Design
Chart
 Create an original lay-out and painted chart of the Elements of
Design
 It must contain an illustration, label and a short definition of the
Principle of Design
 Portrait or Landscape follow the proper margin and presentation:
Plate Number and Title, Score, Materials and Date Submitted;
Name and Section will be placed on the back of each work
Criteria:
Factual Representation 10 pts
Craftmanship 10 pts
Lay-Out of Design 5 pts

5. PLATE 23: 1:1 SCALE GRID METHOD
PLATE 24: SCALE DOWN GRID METHOD
PLATE 25: SCALE UP GRID METHOD
PLATE 26: SELECT IMAGE GRID METHOD
 Landscape orientation
 Revise margin system: 1 inch bottom margin
with details of Plate no. & Title, Score,
Materials and Date Submitted
 This activity will be rendered in pencils only.

6. Image to be used
secure the printed image given in class to get the correct 1:1 scale measurement… this
image is for reference only.

7. Plates 23-26
 Plate 23: 1:1 Scale Grid Method
(measure picture and copy as it is)
Materials: HB, H, B Ruler, Eraser
 Plate 24: Scale-Down Grid method
(measurement of picture is at 3 x 4.5 in)
Materials: HB, H, B Ruler, Eraser
 Plate 25: Scale-Up Grid method
(measurement of picture is at 6 x 9 in)
Materials: HB, H, B Ruler, Eraser
 Plate 26: Select Image (copy only boxes 3-6 & A-C) measure each
box to 2 inches

8. Creative Output 5: Scale-Up Grid
Method (Group Collaborative Work)
 Each group will have 10 members
 Each group will assign a leader and the leader will be given a
picture that the group will recreate;
 It is the leader who will assign the “portion” each member will do; a
maximum of 3 portions can be given to a member by the leader;
Leaders will submit the names and portion each member will do in a
½ crosswise yellow paper.
 Members will sketch their design and paint according to the work
given. No other member can do the work
Criteria:
Technical craftmanship 10 pts Individual Effort (5 pts)
Group Effort (completeness) 10 pts

9. Creative Output 6:
Sculpture Bust Making
 Students will bring their own modeling clay with a
uniform color (3 boxes of 12 inches length any brand)
acrylic paint and brushes
 Other materials will be provided by the teacher;
Materials: 16 gauge wire, long nose pliers, improvised
sculpting tools, pre-drilled wood, flat black spray paint

10. Understanding the Grid
Method
Art Technique in Accuracy
Scale Up, Scale Down and Select Image

11. Grid Method
A method for enlarging a small design (a
"bozzetto") to a full size cartoon for a large
mosaic. It involves drawing a grid of squares
over the small picture.
Also called Grid Technique or Squaring Up

12. A Brief History
In Egypt, they made use of a Canon of Proportion (a
precise measurement of a body) that allows little
individuality. The forehead is measured on the 18th box
and the belly button is at the 11th box.

13. A Brief History
The Canon is a theoretical
work that discusses ideal
mathematical proportions for the
parts of the human body and
proposes for sculpture of the human
figure a dynamic counterbalance—
between the relaxed and tensed
body parts and between the
directions in which the parts move.
("Polykleitos")
Polykleitos created his
method around 450 BCE and called
it “The Canon” coming from the
Greek word kanon meaning
measure, rule, or law.

14. Technique and Execution
1 Pick your image. The image this article will be
using as an example is this image from a Calvin
and Hobbes cartoon.

15. Technique and Execution
2 Choose your drawing paper. It should be scaled
to the size of your original print.
For example, if you have an image that's
8.5" x 11" (21.4cm x 28cm), then scale the drawing
paper size accordingly (i.e. 17" X 22" (43cm x
56cm) (two times), 4.25" x 5.5" (10.7cm x 14cm)
(0.5x)). In this article, you will be making a 1:1
scale drawing (8.5" x 11"/21.4cm x 28cm) for the
sake of side-by-side comparison.
In the picture on the right, you can see
the two pieces of 8.5" x 11" paper. The top is your
reference image, and the bottom is your drawing
paper.

16. Technique and Execution
3 Mark the edges of the reference
picture at equal intervals. For this
How-To, you will be using one-inch
(2.5cm) intervals. In the end, you
should have equally spaced marks
along the edges of your paper.
If you were using one-inch
markings, there will be a half-inch
(1.27cm) marking at either the upper
or lower half of the drawing, since
the length (or height, if flipped in the
example) is only 8.5"/21.4
centimeter (8.4 in).

17. Technique and Execution
4 Connect the opposing
marks with a ruler. These
connected lines will form a
grid pattern, hence the name
"Grid method".
5 Make the same exact grid
pattern on your drawing
paper. In the end, you should
have something similar to the
image provided.

18. Technique and Execution
6 Once this is complete, number
each box for both your reference
picture and drawing paper,
starting with the top left corner. If
done correctly, you should have
99 separate boxes. The product
should look like a long calendar.
7 Now it is time to begin
drawing. Begin wherever you
want. In this image, you'll see
the original artist started in
Hobbes's armpit (Box 23).

19. Technique and Execution
8 So draw...
9 And draw...
10 Complete the drawing. It may as
exact as you would like. For pictures that
are the same size (1:1), you can use a
light box. However, if you are making a
poster, try making smaller boxes.
For example, if you're taking this image
and making it twice the original size
(2:1), you could have 1" (2.5cm) boxes
on the original image, and 2" (5cm)
boxes on the big poster. You could also
make 0.5" boxes on the original image,
and then have 1" (2.5cm) boxes on your
big poster. The important thing is to keep
everything scaled.

20. Uses
 Scale-Up
 Scale-Down
 Select Image
 1:1 Scale

21. Sources:
http://www.wikihow.com/Scale-Drawings-Using-
the-Grid-Method