Rhode Island School of Design - Portfolio Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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Cntiei ASSIGNMENT Webster says, “To provide with pictures or designs for elucidation or adornment”. To so do, you move from idea to deadline, from visu- alization to revisualization . .. to thumbnails and more thumbnails. When is a sketch a sketch? Corrections .. . tissue overlays . . . did you powder your acetate? One eighth for bleed .. . is it provocative, and does it tell a story? Will it reproduce? Does it decorate the page? Ore OL. OL's c+ ELVETY week a deadline, every illus- tration a collection of de- cisions to iron out with di- rectional guidance. Thank you Mr. Webster, thank you Mr. Stein. - Wa ce

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Wou never realized the complexities in- volved in simply putting paint on canvas. It all seems so easy . . . so uninvolved. After encountering so many difficulties from day to day you realize what a thor- | ough knowledge the masters had of .the art of painting, and the responsibilities that rest on your shoulders as a vocational descendant of these great men. You're constantly working for the goal which is to hear those words for a job well done, “That’s a handsome piece of paint”. Creators of expression wath individual concepts in their minds and at the end of their brushes.

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Individual expression in form, action and proportion by these three-dimensional draughtsmen. WA Y ou lean over the balcony taking a bird’s eye view of your latest masterpiece. After dabbing a little more clay here and there, you round the contours into a smooth, pleasing profile and compare the sketch with the model. A few more refinements: measure and pat the clay down, model it with your finger tips, and beam with pride as the form takes shape. You stand back in bright self- confidence while Mr. Raemisch comments on your work. An hour later you begin again, “and this time it will be a good one!”