Kristin Becker's DTC Classes at WSU

This photo is of a journal made by Journals by Jane, purchased at BookPeople of Moscow. This is an example of pattern, citing the repetition of the tigers and bamboo. Photo by Jennifer Ladwig

Pattern is created when points and lines come together to create a plane, and then the planes are placed together to create one cohesive image with a pattern. Patterns are repetitions, although they are sometimes not readily apparent to the eye. With the image provided, there is no apparent pattern on the front of the journal, but when the front is compared to the back, you will see that the position, size and orientation of the tigers repeats. The tigers, one can argue, at points on the journal, a single object that grabs the eye. Together, the tigers make a line, as they stack on top of each other and next to each other. A plane is created from the tigers and bamboo. Although they look at first glance to be random, it was made with a distinct pattern through the repeated positions of the tigers and bamboo.

Texture can be real or apparent. The brick wall of a building has has real grooves, providing real texture. The image I included of an art print has implied texture. The piece is simply a print of the original painting, but the brush

This is a photo of a print called “Believe in Me” by Julene Ewert, a local artist from the Moscow area. This is an example of texture, citing the paint strokes. Photo by Jennifer Ladwig.

strokes and the paint splotches gives the piece some texture. The swooping motion of the strokes and tapering of the color at the end of the strokes implies that one could feel the slight coarseness of the paint, and the ragged edge as it ends. But it feel perfectly smooth because it is only a print of the original.

Point, line, plane, space, volume, texture and pattern all help a viewer understand and mull over a piece of art. In this example, although the pattern appears to have no rhyme or reason, a line for your eye to follow is created in the image. When I first look at the cover of this book, my eye is drawn directly to the center, to the small island in the middle of the blue water — what I would argue is a point. From there, my eye is drawn down the line of points made up of the corner of the blocks with the blue waterfall. Upon reaching the bottom, my eye is drawn one of two ways. I either follow the darker blue-green path up and to the right, eventually landing on the vine that leads to the title of

This is a photo of Issue 20 of McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, a literary journal published in 2006. This is an example of how texture and pattern interact with point, line and plane, as seen in the use of the colors and blocks on the cover. Photo by Jennifer Ladwig.

the book. Or, my eye is drawn to the vine to the left at the bottom of the waterfall, again leading me up and eventually to the vine that leads to the title and issue number. As a bonus, this particular book has some texture to it, as the text in the background is lower than the colorful pattern in the foreground, which is raised, making it easy to run your fingers along the image and vines, again, eventually leading you to the top.

This piece is not very straightforward. It’s busy and loud, and there is no apparent pattern besides the use of color and blocks. But it all works out to eventually get your eye on the goal, the title of the book. You get to that spot because of the patterns in the blocks creating a line that eventually leads you to your final destination.

This is a picture of tiles forming a pattern from Andrew Ridley that I got from Unsplash. This image is public domain.

A pattern is a repeating set of individual elements such as shapes lines or objects that are centered around the concepts of points, lines, and grids used to make a whole “piece” or pattern. In the Image that I attached, there is a geometric pattern being represented by what looks likes tiles on the side or on the roof of a building that are repeating in shape but differing in color. Each of the tiles acts as an individual element or shape and it is repeated to create a linear pattern. The tiles form diagonal, crisscrossing lines in the pattern as well as an intricate grid.

This is a design that I made while working at College Hill. This image represents texture.

A Texture, on the other hand, is a group of elements or points that aren’t necessarily repeating but come together to create meaning or depth when added to a design or image that allows the viewer to connect with it more. Textures can be both digital and or physical in nature. The type of surface that you print something on is an example of a physical texture. If you look at the picture that I attached to this post the distressed and the sketchy texture work together on the screen to create an optical texture that makes the design look weathered and gives it more character overall. The distressed texture that you can see the most clearly on the “S” in Spring, is made up of little rough pieces that come together to create the distressed texture as a whole.

This is a picture of sand representing texture, pattern, point, line, and plane from Bervan Ince that I got from Unsplash. This image is public domain.

The last picture that I attached represents both texture and pattern as well as point, line, and plane working together to help the viewer understand what the picture is. Without the sand texture that is in the picture the lines could look somewhat like ripples in the water rather than sand. The pattern of the lines also creates a plane that gives you context to where this picture was taken, probably in the desert somewhere because lines like that don’t occur on beaches normally. Without all of these elements, this picture would be very confusing given that the frame of the picture is so small not giving the viewer a lot of context as to what the picture is of. Both the texture and pattern are made up of lines and points creating a plane of sand that has direction because of the perspective of the plane as well as volume due to the shadows on the ridges in the sand.

I took this photo over winter break of 2016 when I was back in South Korea at the Gang-Won-Do sea. The style in which the fish was plated is really emphasized by basic pattern.

A pattern, to me, is the basic building structure based off the repetition of lines, planes, and dots, but the purpose for patterns could vary depending on the use/reason of the pattern. On the right, a sashimi dish, is a great example of pattern being used in the culinary world for aesthetics. The pattern is used to please the eyes of the consumers and makes the people wonder if it tastes as good as it looks. This following pattern consists of basic building concepts lines, planes, and dots. The plate as a whole is a dot (point) which brings focus on what is on top of the dish. The layers of different fish meat create lines and a pattern based off fish meat. Starting with the bottom left, which is the “common” fish meat, going up towards the “better” portion of the fish, as one may tell from the color and texture of the layers. The outer right edge of the dish is composed of “fish dots” and creates a brown to pink fish meat pattern. Other than the food on the plate, the dish itself adds to the aesthetically pleasing look. The flower petals to whole flower plants also create a pattern that lets people know that food in the center of the dish is the main focus/point.

This picture is a picture of a frozen lake with snow covering the top. Taken in the winter of 2016 in South Korea, but I do not remember the exact location (somewhere in the wilderness?).

Texture is the absents of space or addition of material that creates a surface to look and feel a certain way. The photo on the right is a good example of texture because there are many presented. According to the reading Graphic Design: The New Basics texture can be physical and virtual, just like this photo. When taking the photo, I got the opportunity to feel what the snow on the frozen lake felt like, along with what the frozen lake texture was. The snow’s texture looked soft based off my first impression and when I decided to touch it with my bare hands it felt just as I expected, soft and cold. But, there is a unseeable and unexpected texture below the snow. The ice that formed over the lake was far from being soft like the snow. When falling down, the texture wasn’t soft or friction heavy, instead it was hard, slick, and bumpy. Virtually, now, the photo just shows the texture, but one cannot feel it’s physical texture. One may say it looks soft and others may say the texture looks rough. But, based on the face that the snow’s texture looks like multiple people have been stepping on it, one may take away that the ice from the frozen lake is thick and that a lot of people commute over the lake using the grip from the and security the snow gives.

Night photo of South Korea’s National History Museum in Yongsan. I took this picture of the past winter break (2017-2018).

In this photo patterns and textures play a role in my understanding of “point, line, plane (and space/volume)” in three different ways. The ceiling of the museum is a plane that consists of a pattern of points and lines. Looking at the light glare on the floor coming off of the large T.V. screen shows there is a rough texture on the floor which is divided by lines which creates a pattern of giant rough floor tiles. The windows are divided by lines creating a pattern of plane to line. Looking at the window, one may assume the texture is consistently smooth, but consists of slick and metallic textures. A person can see volume by the angle of the photo and how one may see 3D properties. The ceiling, the absents of a full back wall, and the depth from the front to back can clearly be seen.