Fall 2001
T-Th 10-11:50
Instructor: Dorothy Wallace
Office: 202 Choate House
Office Hours: 9-12 Wednesday or by appointment
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Math 5, Pattern Fall 2001 T-Th 10-11:50 Instructor: Dorothy Wallace Office: 202 Choate House Office Hours: 9-12 Wednesday or by appointment |
SYLLABUS Homework 1
Homework 2
Homework 3
Homework 4Due Tuesday, Oct. 9
For next Tuesday I would like you to create an illustration for "The Stone Lions". Readers of this manuscript have pointed out the difficulty of following the mathematical aspect of the plot without supporting illustrations. We will assume that the publisher has decided to act on this input by hiring a professional illustrator to provide images which do the mathematical job but also enhance the value of the book as a whole. Due to cost constraints, they will only do three color printing (one of which is black). You are all bidding for the job by providing a sample of your best work, done as a combination of block printing and hand work. To succeed, your image must:
- 1. Clearly illustrate a mathematical point made somewhere in the text.
- 2. Be well designed and pleasing to the eye.
- 3. Illustrate the plot of the book and fit with its time and place.
- 4. Use only the two clear colors you purchased plus black. Work on paper at least as large as this piece you are holding, preferably larger.
- 5. In addition you must provide a color triangle for the three inks as well as three tonal scales between pairs of colors. You should do this part first for your own benefit, although something like this is traditionally supplied to the printer. The recipe for a color triangle is given here under the heading 2. An example of a tonal scale is on the same page as you scroll down. I would encourage you to read the notes on this page.
- 6. WARNING The assignment must actually be completed by Sunday evening in order to dry in time for Tuesday's class. Now that you have been warned... no excuses! Bring it to class.
- 7. We will be putting these up and talking about them that day. The discussion will be led by Trina Schart-Hyman, a professional illustrator of children's books who lives here. Your last bit of this assignment is to go to the Dartmouth Bookstore and have a look at one of the texts she has illustrated (in the children's section, upstairs).
© 2001 Dorothy Wallace, Dartmouth College. All rights reserved.