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Media Art Nexus
Serendipity
3840 x 480 pixels
LED 15m by 2m
North Spine Plaza Media Art Nexus
NTU Singapore
18 November 2018
Application of pattern
Digital Pattern Book
Category: Pattern, Art, Design and Architecture 2018/19 Sem 1
Exploring compositions
Motif exploration 1
Development of papercuts into larger, complex compositions 
After scanning, I digitized the shapes in photoshop.
After digitizing each composition, I tried to break them up to smaller motifs to try repeating the pieces.
I also tested cropping some of the bigger compositions to play with the layout.
More exploration to follow!
Moodboard & initial sketches
Theme: Nursery rhymes
Moodboard 1: Cute illustrations of nursery rhymes
Using colour pencils or oil pastels to create textures that resembles children’s drawings of familiar characters in nursery rhymes
initial thumbnail sketches
digitally enhanced color pencil sketches
Illustration two ways
- traditionally render with colour pencils
- digitally on illustratorFor the digital illustrations, I was trying to go for a simplified style, resembling a scrapbook aesthetics.
Moodboard 2: Abstract papercuts
Using shapes and composition to translate the vibrant, rhythmic, whimsical nursery rhymes
In the end I went with this moodboard.
Experimentation
Pattern moodboard
- Subtle ways to bring cohesion and unity
- Usually didactic (with a lesson/agenda)
- Music has the ability to manipulate peoples thoughts and emotions in a subconscious way
