How do you make a beautiful shape? Start drawing shapes! and the more you draw, the more you will learn about the variations and soon one will be more interesting and beautiful to you than another.
Zach Holmes, Fall 2019, Design I, TC3
How do you generate multiple variations of a shape? I started with a shape that had a circle and a stem and by changing these two elements in size, length, and direction I was able to make a lot more family members. These are paper cutouts, but of course, you could draw or paint the variations too.
shape variations
one shape + the same shape = a new shape
Plus
one shape + another shape = a third shape
Minus
One shape subtracted from another shape
one shape repeated with value added in graphite
This is a very random arrangement. What would happen if the shapes were put in rows or in a
circular arrangement?
Another shape variation can be generated by enlarging or reducing the size of the original shape. Here I have cut out 4 sizes. You can then repeat the different sizes and overlap the shapes to create space.
adding value variations with graphite
Student Work
Shape Variations by Anna Gallegos
Repeating Shapes, by Anna Gallegos
Repeating Shapes by Sarah-Renee McNeal
Student work from Design I, TC3, Fall 2018
Repeating Shapes
by Gabrielle Schreiber, Fall 2019. TC3
Repeating Shapes by Mary Ann Williams, Fall 2019
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