{"id":11650,"date":"2016-01-13T11:20:40","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T18:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=11650"},"modified":"2016-01-13T16:20:27","modified_gmt":"2016-01-13T23:20:27","slug":"variation-within","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/variation-within\/","title":{"rendered":"Variation Within"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FordFolano<\/a>In Monday’s blog post, we looked at how changing up a few elements in a design can change the entire feel of a piece. Variation from one similar piece to the next can push your creativity, but if you want something that\u00a0challenges you even more, try variation in every element of\u00a0a single piece of art you create.<\/p>\n

That is what\u00a0Ford and Forlano<\/a>\u00a0did here,\u00a0with each bead different from every other one in the set. Because every piece has a common design element–that being an elongated bulls-eye–we see them as belonging together despite the fact that there are no two slices alike in one earring and they are not even arranged the same between the pair. The wide variation in color and size of the bulls-eye center achieves\u00a0cohesiveness\u00a0through its\u00a0constant\u00a0variety as well as the common shape.<\/p>\n

Perhaps Ford and Forlano successfully control variation so well because they themselves are a mix, being two people living in two different states but collaborating to create their art. Each has their own strengths and interests, and they combine their efforts, skills, knowledge, and interests to create beautiful\u00a0and intriguing pieces. You can see their most recent projects, as well as learn more about what they do and how they do it, by visiting their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Inspirational Challenge of the Day: <\/strong>Sketch\u00a0or create a piece from new or already created components where every element is different except for one aspect. Remember that one common thing can be any design element–size, shape, color, texture, motif, etc.<\/p>\n

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