Exercise creating composition

Exercise creating composition

Exercise to create a composition to learn the meaning of the term "composition". Here is a list of the materials needed for the exercise and detailed step-by-step instructions with pictures for illustration.

Exercise composition in order to learn the meaning of the term "composition" = arrangement and organization of the elements of the work, in a certain order (three-dimensional) or across a substrate (two-dimensional), in order to create a favorite experience by the artist.

The piece is suitable from the age of 9 independently, under the age of 9 accompanied by an adult.

Enjoy the piece! ♥

Materials needed for a composition creation exercise:

1. Two white A4 pages are divided into two each = four A5 pages 

2. Simple paper; Black or colored page

3. Scissors

4. Glue (stick glue is better, but it is also possible to use plastic glue with a brush for glue)

For further activities:

5. Additional pages

6. Oil pastel colors / Pencils / Markers  

7. plasticine And making carton

Steps to perform a composition creation exercise:

1. Cut out from the color page three basic geometric shapes: triangle, circle and 4X square of each shape.

You can use stencil shapes and draw with a pencil.

Exercise creating composition

2. On 4 A5 pages, create a composition with the basic shapes (triangle, circle and square) that will express different words that come to mind on each page. For example, emotion words, such as: Anger | Nerve | Joy | Fear Stress | And more

Example of the phrase: amusement Stability | Scatter | Concentration

amusement
Exercise creating composition
stability
Exercise creating composition
Concentration

3. Once you have selected the preferred composition for the word phrase, paste the geometric shapes on the page with glue.

Follow-up activities for a composition creation exercise

4. After gluing, you can continue the work with panda, markers or pencils.

5. On 4 more A5 pages create a composition that expresses the words selected with oil pastels Or markers. You can draw the shapes in different sizes and a different number of shapes.

6. It is possible to create geometric shapes In plasticine And place them on a cardboard making in a way that expresses the chosen word.

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