Radial Design

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Radial Design

• AP Studio Art
• Teacher - Jeannette Clawson

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Definition

• Radial
• 1. spreading from center outward
• spreading out from a common center like the
  spokes of a wheel
• 2. of radius
• relating to a radius, especially moving along a
  radius
• 3. with body parts in circular arrangement
• zoology used to describe the arrangement of the
  bodies of invertebrate ocean animals such as the
  starfish and sea anemone in which parts spread
  out from a single center
• Design
• 1. Create detailed plan of something
• to make a detailed plan of the form or structure
  of something, emphasizing features such as its
  appearance, convenience, and efficient
  functioning
• 2. Plan and make something
• to plan and make something in a skillful or
  artistic way

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Radial Symmetry in Nature
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Bilateral and Radial Symmetry
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Passion Flower at Nilliskes Photostream on Flickr
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Snowflakes

• These snowflake photos were taken by Kenneth
  Libbrecht of CalTech, using a specially-designed
  snowflake photomicroscope. They show real snow
  crystals that fell to earth in northern Ontario,
  Alaska, Vermont, the Michigan Upper Peninsula,
  and the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
• This snowflake has fernlike stellar dendrites -
  the branches of the stellar crystals have so many
  side branches that they look like ferns.These
  are the largest snow crystals, often falling to
  earth with diameters of 5mm or more. Despite
  their large size, these are single crystals of
  ice - the water molecules are lined up from one
  end to the other.

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My First Conch Find!Posted by HurleyGurley of
flickrImage lit with an LED
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Radial Symmetry in Graphic Design
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• This fluid black and white design appears on
  iStockphoto.
• A similar stylized design would be a great AP 2D
  art piece. As is, this would not be suitable for
  the AP Drawing Portfolio. The 2D portfolio is
  focused mainly on the principles of design.
• The AP Drawing portfolio focuses on
  mark-making and direct observation.
• It could be done by hand, using careful
  measurements to divide the pie slices. Then, a
  template, tracing paper, or light box to
  accurately repeat the design.

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• Created in a software program called Kaleidoscope
  Kreator from original photographs.
• This is a 10 piece pie made up of mirror images.
• Think of pizza slices. A single images
  flip-flops as it is accurately reproduced,
  forming the complete circle.

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• Radial Background Design
• by
• 123 Free Vectors
• Warm Colors
• Concentric circles
• A sexy silhouette
• Strong graphic
• How would you rate the piece for artistic voice
  and verve?

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Singleton Hippie Art

• A technicolor nightdraped innever seen
  before colors...Magic laughter,the new
  music,playing to our souls...And in the
  morning,this...a psychedelic sunrise...painted
  on a universal sky
• 11 by 11 collage on card stock.
• Skyground is watercolors and markers. Sunrise
  face markers and ink. Cheeks are snippets of
  abandoned original work. Suns rays are from a
  print of original works.

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• I-Ching Yin-Yang Radial Patterning
• These images are from the Planetary Art Network's
  discourse on the relationship between the Genetic
  Code, the Law of Time, and the I-Ching
• What does it remind you of?
• Could you borrow part of this idea and rework it
  to become your own?

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Photographs of Radial Compositions
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Summer Peaceposted byjust give me peaceon
Flickr

• Dip, Slip, Trip, Fall or StumbleRace, Run,
  Walk or RollDoesn't matter how you got
  hereHere is where you are meant to beand here,
  you can find peace... 

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• Colored pencils from metu.edu.tr
• AP 2D Photographers
• Please strongly consider creating your own radial
  design, lighting it, and photographing it.
• Play with the location of the focal point.
• Unusual objects will have the most artistic
  voice.
• Wander through the grocery store or the dollar
  store to discover multiple objects for little
  investment.
• Pay attention to the details in the composition.
• The background color can make a huge difference.
• Can you make some type of commentary with your
  selected subject?

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Radial Composition with human figure.Notice the
images are not exactly the same.
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• Lemons
• Mary Meyer
• cast wax, acrylic paint, wood
• The formal elements of dissection and balance
  often emerge in my imagery and are of great
  importance. These recurring themes speak of
  curiosity, scrutiny, and a fascination with
  bilateral symmetry a characteristic so prevalent
  throughout the natural world.
• Mini sculptures organized in a somewhat radial
  layout and photographed.

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• Radial Design In Architecture

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Islamic MosaicArchitectural Element
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Wild Heptamer Sevenfold radial symmetryStained
glass
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Saint Mary's Basilica, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Posted by HelenJr on Flickr
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Radial Design in Sculpture
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Frank SalianiBlue-Green Radial 29"
diameterColored cast porcelain
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• The sculpture in the previous image was
  constructed from six separate pieces.
• An individual part is composed of varied forms
  that radiate from a center.
• The artist states
• Harmony is maintained successfully in this
  piece when pattern is based on the number three.

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AP 3D Imagine four pieces of interlocking
plexiglass with radial sculptural elementsfully
integrated.
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Engine Replica

• A nine cylinder radial engine. It's a faithful
  replica of an actual Pratt and Whitney Wasp Jr.
  aircraft engine. There is actually a museum
  dedicated to miniature engines. This motor is 1/4
  scale, and measures 12.5 inches diameter overall.
  Photo courtesy of Paul  Knapp
• Perhaps AP 3D students could construct a radial
  sculpture from metallic objects.

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Sea Star Bangleby Rachel Nelson-SmithThe
artist designed using structural right-angle
weave and tubular even-count peyote stitch in
radial symmetry to interpret sea creatures as
bangle adornments.
Off Loom Bead Woven Jewelry
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TrophyLisa KokinSewn found photographs, found
text, 9 x 9 x 4-1/2, 2000
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• Ragnar
• Britta Miller
• 2009
• Wire, foil, Sculpey modeling clay, acrylic paint
• "As a foulness shall ye know Them. Their
  hand is at your throats, yet ye see Them not and
  Their habitation is even one with your guarded
  threshold. Yog-Sothoth is the key to the gate,
  whereby the spheres meet. Man rules now where
  They ruled once They shall soon rule where man
  rules now."

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Student Examples
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White Tiger LilyLeslie15 x 15Watercolor and
ink on illustration board
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Who Let the Dogs Out?Sunny15 x 15Marker on
illustration Board
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DependenceEthan15 x 15Spilled coffee,
watercolor, ink, graphite
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Zodiac SignsHarim15 x 15Watercolor and ink
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ExtinctIris15 x 15Graphite and ebony pencil
on illustration board
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Hemisphere HorsesJenny15 x15Watercolor and
ink on illustration board
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ValerieDigital Photograph
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Project Requirements

• AP 2D and AP Drawing
• Brainstorm and doodle your project ideas in your
  sketchbook.
• Get your visual references together.
• Decide on an approach. Be creative and original.
  Try to make a statement rather than just a
  pretty picture.
• The exterior measurements of your paper, bristol,
  illustration, or matt board must be a minimum of
  15 x15. Can be up to 18 x 18.
• Measure out a border.
• Fill the space. Use a compass or trace a plate
  to get that circle just right.
• If you decide on a kaleidoscope approach, measure
  carefully to find center. Draw the vertical and
  horizontal lines first, keeping them parallel to
  the edges of your paper. Then, continue to
  divide your pie slices.
• Yes, its fine to break the edge of the circle
  for increased visual interest.
• Media Free choice.
• AP 2D Photography
• Pay attention to the tips within the slide show.
  You can find radial designs in your environment,
  perhaps on an investigative outing. However,
  please avoid those obvious car tires. Everyone
  has seen that shot a hundred times. I highly
  recommend that you design your own layout, light
  it, and shoot it. Take at least 24 shots. Then
  narrow it down. Please do not discard any
  extra images unless they are horrific.
  Sometimes, just the right image hides in the
  batch.

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Resources

• http//www.flickr.com/photos/justgivemepeace/31506
  88024/
• http//www.flickr.com/photos/justgivemepeace/31847
  81248/
• http//www.flickr.com/photos/nilliske/
• http//www.carlbest.com/weirdstuf/radial.htm
• http//www.freevectors.net/files/large/RadialBackg
  round.jpg
• http//adamapollo.info/sacred_knowledge/i-ching/
• http//www.molon.de/
• http//www.vvprints.com/images/kaleidoscope5.jpg
  
• http//www.occc.edu/biologylabs/Documents/Animals_
  2/Symmetry.htm
• http//science.kennesaw.edu/jdirnber/Bio2108/Lect
  ure/LecBiodiversity/radial.jpg
• http//www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/arts-and-e
  ntertainment/arts-symbols/5632025-gothic-circle.ph
  p?id5632025
• http//www.nps.gov/romo/bilateral_radial_symmetry
  .htm
• http//free-stainedglasspatterns.com/2wildheptamer
  .html
• http//www.functionart.com/AM/Artists/SalianiF/Sal
  ianiFinventory.html
• http//www.flickr.com/photos/foxwillow/46602702/
• http//marymeyerstudio.com/artwork/1007104_lemons.
  html
• http//www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p
  2518288
• http//www.lisakokin.com/sewn/
• http//nuitdepluie.com/category/photography/page/7
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