Lesson 4: Paper Cutting (Symmetry and Dominance)

It's been a while since I lasted updated this blog! Time to dig into my drafts and publish whatever I've been working on. For this assignment, we were instructed to create 2 different kinds of artwork based on a theme, in which one represented symmetry, and the other, dominance. We could make it either 2D or 3D, so I decided to make one of each. My theme was skulls.

For the tutorial, here are the sketches I presented:

Here are the failed paper cuttings I did to get used to cutting with the blade:

For symmetry, I was really inspired by the Death's Hawk Moth:

 

Which then resulted in this:

For dominance, I was inspired by a feminine colour palette which I then juxtaposed with sharp, bold lines and a very rock-and-rollish image of a skull surrounded by roses and thorns. I was heavily inspired by this vintage packaging:

Which resulted in the creation of this:

— Hidayah