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Previous Section: Project

Module 1: Project

SophieTaeuberArp_1932

Painting by Sophie Taeuber-Arp, 1932.

Drawing with Code

Drawing with code means interpreting the shapes, colors and sizes in a work and translating them into a language the computer understands.

Instructions

Step 1: Find a Painting to Work From

For this assignment we will be drawing inspiration from the history of geometric abstraction in painting. You will be doing some online research and choosing one painting as the inspiration for your first Processing sketch. You may choose any painting you find online that involves geometric abstraction or hard edge painting. Some artists I recommend you search are: László Moholy-Nagy, Kazimir Malevich, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Sarah Morris, Maya Hayuk, Robert Delauney, Victor Vasarely, Vera Molnar, and Bridget Riley.

Step 2: Select an Interesting Crop

First select an interesting/ambitious crop, then load it into a program such as Adobe Photoshop or GIMP to read the color and coordinate data.

Step 3: Gather Coordinate and Color Data Using Photoshop or GIMP

Use as many of the following functions for drawing as you can to get sufficient practice: strokeWeight(), noStroke(), line(), quad(), rect(), ellipse(), arc(), and beginShape(), endShape(), curveVertex(), and vertex(). For color, use the following functions: background(), fill(), noFill(), and stroke().

The goal for this project is to translate the painting into code.

Student Example

Note: The examples I provide are meant to only give you an idea of what's expected. Do not copy them. All of your ideas in this course must be original. Create your own approach to all assignments. Copies will receive no credit.

The following is a student example used with permission:

ScottWu_DrawingWithCode

Sketch by Scott Wu.

Rubric

Note: Code must function in order to earn credit.

Criteria Points
Technique
- Uses the shape functions learned in the module to create an interesting crop of an image that enables an exploration of as many of the required functions as possible (at least 5).		 1 pt
Conceptual Understanding
- Uses color to accurately reproduce the image selected and demonstrates knowledge of using color in code.
- Includes png or jpg of original painting.		 1 pt
Presentation
- Code has a clear, descriptive header.
- Code is helpfully commented for your future self.
- Code is auto-formatted (Command-T on macOS, Ctrl-T on Windows) so that tabs are correct.
- The code is presented neatly without commented out code.		 1 pt

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