Colour Interior (Images and Text for Final Assignment)

Examples
The examples of work below do not demonstrate interiors from imagination but do demonstrate colour renderings of interior spaces completed by Interior Design Media and undergraduate Environmental Design students. These examples show a variety of media that include watercolour, acrylic and oil pastel, chalk pastel, marker, and some small select areas of pencil crayons. Other wet media could also include gouache (an opaque water based paint) The layering and editing of colour media in the examples below will be very similar to the interior rendering from imagination.




ID PMQ Acrylic on Illustration Board Fall 2008




Collaged Material with colour mediums Fall 2007









The examples below are coloured pencil renderings from a communications course in the former first year Environmental Design Program. The examples below do not always present a thorough investigation of colour, nor a range of edges or levels of detail, but do offer some very good examples of coloured pencil rendering techniques


In the above drawing the space is too shallow for the objectives of the assignment but over all is a very good colour rendering





The two previous images require more strategic use of edges and placement of detail as well there should be further exploration of colour in terms of temperature (warm and cool colours) in the neutral colours of brown and gray, but overall both drawings are good renderings.



The four examples below present interiors rendered in oil pastels. The examples below are oil pastel rendering from another 1st year communications course.

Some of the works below struggle with the objectives for the Colour Interior (Final Assignment) in terms of proportions, strategizing about edges and levels of detail and overall the colour is not local and is too pure and intense.

Using oil pastel is difficult to depict detail, however this medium is quite useful for: layering over other drawing/painting media, can cover large areas quickly, can mix easily (if the pastel quality/brand is good) and can offer the illusion of various textures when considering the mark making of the oil pastel. As well this medium can be useful if intense colour is needed in select areas of a drawing.







This Final Assignment will emphasize formal concerns in the picture plane of a two -point perspective interior involving a broad use of colour, shapes, and an interesting composition with in a deep interior space. This rendering should be as innovative and unique as possible but still address all the requirements. (Experiment and have fun with the assignment)

You may use a combination of colour media of your choice on vellum. The choice of media may include: watercolour, acrylic and oil pastel, chalk pastel, marker, and some small select areas of pencil crayons. Other wet media could also include gouache (an opaque water based paint) It is recommended that you use trace as well during the process. Vellum has been suggested since it is fairly durable but is also transparent. If you wish to have the completed work on a surface other than vellum discuss options with instructor. This drawing will be from your imagination but you may use some external images and other sources as well. Please note that a bibliography must be included that sites all image/diagram sources from books, journals, websites and other internet sources.

The space has the option of being a public space such as an office, hotel lobby or lounge, an exhibition/gallery space of installation art (3D work which blurs the boundaries between sculpture and interior design/architecture and may also include media arts as part of the installation)
Or it can be a private space involving a large domestic interior.

The picture should present a deep space with a variety of shapes and forms. These shapes and forms should offer a variety but still have a sense of balance and unity in terms of the over all design and composition of the space.

The chosen space must include:

Minimum of one window, one door (open or closed) two walls a ceiling and a floor.

Combination of geometric and organic forms that should include furniture, blinds or drapes (open or closed) on window(s)

Strong depiction of surfaces that must include transparent, reflective and textured characteristics in select areas of the space.

Strategically placed pattern which accents the design of the room but does not disrupt the over all unity of the space’s design.

Plants or pets/animals (you may do both if you wish)

Sculpture and a 2D art work on the wall

Two or more people to give a sense of scale and programming or function of the space.

Lighting technologies (table lights, pot light, chandeliers, etc) and how the lighting affects the space in terms of highlights and shadows.

At least one electrical outlet and light switch

At least one air duct (heat/ventilation)

A strong sense of where the two vanishing points converge. Most likely not all forms will be parallel in plan, in most cases the rending will be a multi point two point perspective. Once you establish your horizon with the primary (two point) vanishing points the other vanishing points will then be reasonably easy to place.


Steps of Process to Develop Interior Rendering:
Avoid having every formal and conceptual component of your painting preplanned or “figured out” before you begin. This will eventually suffocate any desire to work, because it is impossible to preplan every step in the process and get positive results.

If you are stuck with no ideas it is best to immediately start drawing/sketching with some vague ideas and some random forms in an interior space.

**Prepare yourself mentally and with materials for a process of: reworking, researching, applying criticism and generally experimenting with conviction in your rendering and you will have a very successful work.