5.0 Altered-Progressive Sequence
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Altered-Progressive Sequences are everywhere. Cross your fingers. Watch water come to a boil. View clouds going by. This could be the stuff that dreams are made of but – though the stranger the dream, the more altered the sequence. It’s all about the scrambling of an otherwise rational, gradual sequence of visual elements, whether by one degree or by several.
It’s your turn! Create your own version of an altered–progressive sequence through the vehicle of your choosing: photography, painting, drawing, digital tools, mixed media, etc. Details: Using simple shapes, arrange two right-angled triangles and one arc (as in a sliced off portion of a circle) to create a simple sailing ship. Create five of these simple sailing ships ranging from small to very large and in-between.
Arrange your sailing ships to create an altered-progressive arrangement of vessels casually drifting along. Try overlapping your boats as well. Also consider the final cropping (aka, trimming) of your composition. Which cropping approach creates the best positive/negative results: tight trim or open? Think about color. Or not.
When you’re done, post to Facebook, Pinterest, or Instagram.
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