Chapter 1 - The Study of Tone

MAKING TONAL COLUMNS

from the top:

ink applied with a brush

ink applied with the edge of a piece of card

ink applied with scrunched up paper

ink applied with rubber stamp (from module 1)

ink splattered from a pipette

ink from stamp pad applied with simple 'circles' stamp

ink from stamp pad applied with intricate 'dragonfly' stamp

chalk on black paper

charcoal on white paper

felt tipped pen

felt tipped pen

small pieces of ripped newspaper

small cut shapes of patterned paper

circles from hole punch

wax crayon rubbing from supermarket fruit netting

MIXED MEDIA TONAL COLUMNS

ink / marker pen / charcoal / pencil on white paper

ink splodges / charcoal / hole punched circles on white paper

charcoal / rubber stamp / torn newspaper on white paper

marker pen / ink applied with scrunched paper / wax rubbing on white paper

chalk / stamp with white acrylic paint / patterned paper on black paper

The exercise forces you to explore the options and possibilities for indicating graduating tone - which are seemingly endless. I enjoyed the challenge of trying to find methods additional to those suggested in the workbook. The rubber stamp I made in Module 1 was very useful.