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Inspiring Watercolor Through Text: Artistic Challenge

Explore the artistic challenge of using text as inspiration for a watercolor composition. Select two related pages from an old book, magazine, or dictionary—without images—to kickstart your creativity. Focus on essential elements such as composition, scale, subject matter, design, and technique. Consider how objects can convey a visual story without depicting a narrative scene. Apply the watercolor techniques learned in class while ensuring your theme remains unified. Let the text guide your artistic expression!

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Inspiring Watercolor Through Text: Artistic Challenge

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  1. Watercolor Composition Finding inspiration from text

  2. Your Artistic Challenge… …Is to find two related pages, or a series of pages of text from an old book, magazine, dictionary, novel, ect. (without pictures) to use as inspiration and painting surface for this composition.

  3. You Must… • Consider composition and scale. Will the subject fit well within your picture plane? • Consider subject matter. How can an object tell a visual story without recreating a narrative scene? • Consider good design. How will you utilize the art elements to create a sound principle of design? • Consider good technique. How will you apply the techniques learned in class to your composition?

  4. Where to go from here? • Find your resource: book, magazine, newspaper, etc. • Tear out a couple random pages or sections. If it’s from a book use two or more adjacent pages. • Remember, stick to text. Be sure not to use any images. (ie. Newspapers and magazines often have images accompanying the text) • Plan your subject matter. What is the main idea of the text you are using. The theme should be unified. • Complete the formative Watercolor Techniques with Manders

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