WELCOME to the 'Design The World' Glass Galleries Textiles Day at the V&A!

INTRODUCTION TO THE GLASS GALLERIES:

WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GLASS?

1. REFLECTION

2. REFRACTION & RAINBOWS:

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LET'S TRY DRAWING!

DIGITAL DRAWING CLASS WITH TABLETS USING 'AUTODESK SKETCHBOOK':

1.
PEN TOOL

FOR LOTS OF CRISSCROSS DRAWINGS!

2.
TAKE A STEP BACK TOOL (RED ARROW)

FOR GOING BACK A STEP!

3.
FILL TOOL 

WITH 'COPIC' COLOUR GROUP FOR ADDING CONTROLLED COLOURING-IN!



4.
'NEW SKETCH'

FOR BOTH SAVING AND OPENING A NEW SKETCH!

CUSTOM SIZE -  1654 x 2339px (for A4 size)

5.
'GALLERY'

FOR LOOKING AT ALL YOUR SKETCHES

TIP OF THE DAY:

ARTISTS MAKE MISTAKES ALOT AND THIS IS WHAT GIVES THEIR WORK A MAGICAL AND EXPRESSIVE FEELING!

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LET'S GO TO THE GALLERIES!

REFLECTION, REFRACTION & RAINBOWS!

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DIGITAL DRAWING CLASS WITH TABLETS USING AUTODESK SKETCHBOOK:

EXTRA TOP TIPS,

1.
DUPLICATE LAYER TOOL
FOR MAKING A DOUBLE

2.
TRANSFORM TOOL

FOR MIRROR REFLECTIONS

3.
MULTIPLY BLEND TOOL

FOR TRANSLUCENCY EFFECTS

4.
NEW SKETCH
TO SAVE!

THANK YOU!

YOU'VE BEEN PART OF THE EXCITING 'DESIGN THE WORLD' SERIES:

2pm - Intro to Emma, workshop objectives and demo of how to draw on the  tablets;

2.15pm - Go to Glass Gallery and draw designs;

3pm - Back in the studio, while the V&A assistant prints off the designs on to cotton sheets, students do a design of their bag layout/visual arrangement including a decorative frame around the edge on to paper;

3.25pm - Students stick cotton printouts on to canvas bags and add 'framing' decorations to make the glass design shine and reflect!

3.50pm - Show the group all the designs, evaluation and photography;

4pm - finish.






Glass is made by melting together several minerals at very high temperatures. Silica in the form of sand is the main ingredient and this is combined with soda ash and limestone and melted in a furnace at temperatures of 1700°C. Other materials can be added to produce different colours or properties.

ROOM 55, Clore in the British Galleries