Grab that shape for tomorrow
Hello there!
I would like to introduce this IKUKO 100 YouTube video series “Grab that shape for tomorrow”.
I’ve been experimenting some ideas which might work to find a new way to create some interesting shapes.
IKUKO 100 is based in 2D design approach to create each shapes of vase. 100 different shaped vases will be made in the end but…sometimes the idea is stuck…
I am showing you my experimental drawings to get fresh ideas each video. This has been some kind of brain-washing for me with unique ways of drawings.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsUnlDGQ_8nMjQyXVQWhGhhXChCfErfGN
Grab that shape for tomorrow (part 1)
Fundamentally, “IKUKO 100” is all about the shapes. All the vases derive from simple 2D shapes. I mean it’s simple, therefore sometimes it’s difficult to come up with a satisfactory idea.
In this episode, I wanted to have a bit of experiment here about the frequency of how often this “lucky accident” will happen as a result of swift and random drawings.
I prepared 10 pieces of paper with 6 lines on each of them, and I drew several random lines from the top to the bottom swiftly without really thinking.
These straight lines I have prepared beforehand will be the top and the bottom of the vase and finally, I put some colours on the shapes that attracts me.
Grab that shape for tomorrow (part 2)
I believe any complicated 2D shapes are simply the combination of some simple forms such as circle, triangle, square, and so forth.
If we split them in two, another new shapes will show up, and furthermore, if we combine them together, the possibility to create a new shape will be infinite, I believe.
There are some interesting shapes, however, for this project, they need to work as functional objects as vase, so I think the best way is to keep one shape as main body and add some bits around it.
Grab that shape for tomorrow (part 3)
This is “Grab that shape for tomorrow No.3”.
This is going to be something I have never done before. I’m expecting to have some good accidental shapes in the end.
I’ll give some random brush with yellow paint over white papers, and then afterwards, I’ll do the same thing with other green paint, and finally I’ll use the white paint to erase some of the part randomly.
Hopefully, I’ll be able to spot some organic shapes with natural curves between the brush strokes.
I’ve done 3 papers and I think they are good enough. I think we’ve got several interesting shapes.
I quite enjoyed what I was doing in this episode. I think we should do more experimental things from now on
Grab that shape for tomorrow (part 4)
The design of the vases with this project “IKUKO 100” is based on 2D drawings.
I’m getting realized that all the 2D shapes are simply the combination of straight and curved lines.
What makes the difference between the shapes are the way how lines are combined, the length of each lines, the number of lines used in the shape, the angle between the lines, and degree of the curves, etc.
However, when you pick up a pen and start to draw some shapes, you don’t do it in the manner of assembling a set of individual lines together, but instead, your hand moves quite naturally with rather intuitive way...
I’ve come up with this experiment, which is to create as many different-looking shapes as possible by using some limited number of prepared lines within a limited time.
I think, with this way, you will lose some sort of complete freedom to draw, however you will be more conscious and focused.
There are the lines I have prepared. Some straight lines with different length and different types of curved lines.
What I’m gonna do is to create the shapes of vases by using these lines as many as possible, and each time the shape is completed, I’ll take a photo of it and see how many interesting shapes I can manage to create within 5 mins.
