INDUSTRIAL ART 



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INDUSTRIAL ART 



folded paper. You will find the device of 

 paper cutting most helpful in working out 

 these exercises in balance. Flower, leaf and 

 fruit forms, animal shapes and shapes that 



have no particular meaning can all be made 

 into symmetrical designs through the medium 

 of paper cutting. 



The best way to learn about balance in 

 design is to make something that will illus- 

 trate the principle. A box to hold a ball of 

 twine is a useful article and will make a pretty 

 gift. It can be decorated with balanced units 



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painted with opaque water colors. On a piece 

 of 9"xl2" gray cardboard draw with a ruler 

 the pattern shown in Fig. 31. Make each 

 square in the pattern three inches on a side. 

 Cut away the parts not included in the form 



of the cross, and score all the lines that repre- 

 sent edges to be folded. Fold on the scored 

 lines, as shown in Fig. 32. Cut four pieces of 

 dark gray paper each 3 inches by 1 inch. 

 Fold these pieces on their long diameters. 

 Paste each folded piece over a vertical corner 

 of the box, as shown in Fig. 33. Cut other 

 strips of dark gray paper, each 3 inches by one 

 inch, fold them as before, and bind all other 

 edges of your box. Now cut from folded paper 

 a balanced unit large enough to make a decora- 

 tion for the sides of the box. In Fig. 34 two 

 shapes from the morning glory have been used, 

 but you may choose any shapes that you pre- 

 fer. Cut five 2% inch squares of gray-green 

 construction paper, fit your paper unit in each 

 square, and trace around it. Prepare a circu- 

 lar unit for the top by cutting a circle and 

 modifying it to suggest the top view of a 

 flower. Trace this on the remaining square, 

 and paste the squares on the sides and top of 

 the box, slightly overlapping the edges of the 



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Fig. 35 



gray margins. With opaque water colors fill 

 in the shapes. In Fig. 35 the lower part of 

 the flower shapes on the sides may be painted 

 white, and the upper parts light red. The cir- 

 cular shape on the cover is white, with a 

 light red band on the outside. Keep the color 

 scheme the same on all sides. 



When the colors are dry, all the shapes 

 should be outlined in India ink, using a small 

 water color brush to carry the line. In the 

 center of the cover an eyelet hole is punched, 

 through which the end of the string is passed. 

 Small slits are cut in the cover and near the 

 top of one side, through which narrow gray 

 tapes for tying the cover down are slipped. 

 The ends of the tapes are pasted to the under 

 side. 



