Responding to stimuli in expressive work
This preparatory work for a book cover design explores different Chinese traditions using a range of media
As well as selecting the stimuli, you need to make a personal response. There are many different ways to respond to stimuli:
- Make a list or a spidergram to explore all possibilities.
- Doodle some initial ideas in your sketchbook.
- Make a A technique which involves making an image from sticking pieces of paper, photographs, textiles and/or objects onto a surface. of images in your sketchbook.
- Copy an artist's work to explore their technique so that you can then apply it to your own ideas.
- Take photos as a record to work from later.
- Make a collection of inspirational artists' work.
- Make drawings using different techniques.
The spidergram below shows how you might start exploring the idea of a café table.
