[Stylistic Techniques] A Collection of Ideas Useful for Graduation Projects
Are you struggling to come up with an idea for your graduation project? A graduation project, the culmination of your school life, is something special.
That’s exactly why it’s so hard to decide what to make.
In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of graduation project ideas, starting with stained glass.
We’ve gathered a wide range—from projects you can tackle with classmates to ones you can take on individually.
Use this as a reference, add your own creative touches, and make a memorable piece!
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[Rhetorical Techniques] A Collection of Ideas Useful for Graduation Projects (1–10)
Calligraphy Art
Calligraphy art offers a variety of expressive methods.
By freely changing the shape, size, and placement of characters, and by depicting shades of ink and blurring, you can highlight the inherent beauty of the characters.
You can also express a painting as a string of characters that tells a story, or combine deformed characters to finish it like an illustration, resulting in a work with a stronger message.
Why not incorporate calligraphy art into your graduation project, using memories of graduation as the theme?
Collage
Collage is a French word meaning pasting; it’s a technique for creating images by attaching various materials.
The standard process is to first draw the outline, then, as if coloring it in, paste on small, finely torn pieces of paper, which produces a distinctive layered look.
It’s best to keep a clear focus on color and shape so the piece works as an image, while also bringing out a sense of softness.
If you use pages from newspapers or magazines, you can incorporate text into the artwork, and it might be interesting to give meaning to the piece through that combination.
photogram
A photogram is a technique in which objects are placed directly onto light-sensitive paper coated with photosensitive chemicals, and then exposed to light without using a camera.
It is said that the first photograms were made by placing leaves and flowers on photosensitive paper and exposing them to sunlight.
Unlike photographs taken with a camera, photograms have slightly blurred contours and a dreamlike atmosphere, resulting in works that stimulate the viewer’s imagination.
Why not try creating one using motifs that will remind you of your graduation?
[Rhetorical Techniques] A Collection of Ideas Useful for Graduation Projects (11–20)
embroidery
Embroidery paintings are works crafted by embroidery artisans who stitch with needle and thread based on sketches drawn by Japanese-style painters, then finish them as wall hangings or folding screens.
Their delicate expression is captivating.
Pictures rendered with needle and thread are depicted with precision down to the finest details, much like oil or watercolor paintings.
Various expressions are possible depending on the embroidery techniques used.
For example, using gold or silver thread can create a luxurious atmosphere, and varying the density of the stitching can convey a sense of three-dimensionality.
It takes disciplined practice to master, but if you can harness it, you should be able to create a graduation project like no other!
Encaustic
Encaustic painting is a technique that uses beeswax.
It involves melting colored beeswax and fusing it onto the surface, not simply dripping it, but sealing it with tools like a heat gun and varying the moisture content of the wax to achieve a wide range of expressions.
While painting has many techniques, encaustic is considered advanced because you first need to prepare the beeswax medium itself.
However, it allows for a distinctive, unique style.
It’s recommended for works where you want to go all out, such as graduation projects.
Sand art
Sand art is, quite simply, artwork created using sand.
Many of you have probably seen videos where a story is depicted in sand.
Sand is extremely light and delicate; even a touch of a fingertip or the slightest movement of air can dramatically change its expression.
For that reason, rather than displaying finished pieces as they are, sand art may be better suited to being presented as video works such as animated films.
By filming not only the final image but also the process of a drawing being erased and transforming into another image, you can create an even more compelling graduation project.
Glitch art
Glitches are malfunctions that occur in images, video, or audio.
“Glitch art” is the expression of those glitches as art.
It has strong ties to games and music, and experimental works by art collectives around the world have drawn attention.
If you want to express glitches in illustration, a pen-based method is recommended.
All you need are three pens: black, red, and blue.
First, draw your original illustration with a black pen.
Next, draw the same illustration in red, slightly offset to the left.
Finally, draw the same illustration in blue, offset to the right, and your glitch art is complete.
Doesn’t it look like a visual malfunction? If you’re considering incorporating this into your graduation project, please use this as a reference!
