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Spring 2023
Creature Mark
Objective
Creature Mark - Graphically interpret a creature using fundamental elements of design and to communicate a set number of unique physical, behavioral, and personality traits of the creature.
Interpretive Phrase - Using a phrase about your creature, explore a variety of visual communication and linguistic methods. Use visual problem solving and compositional skills — specifically relationships between form (ie. type, image) and content (meaning).
Research
I decided for my creature to be a rhino. I researched rhinos and looked at different images. Then I listed attributes of my creature to understand what is most important about rhinos and their form.
Attributes of a Rhino: Strong-headed, heavy, strength, sharp, stubborn, fierce, grand, solitary, smelly, undisturbed, protective, charging, snorting
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b5830aae-6fa5-44b6-a06b-356b90026d7b/5f66a599-223e-4e83-8e35-9e03cbd87255_rw_3840.jpg?h=4383f4329ced439c069ada55428f018f)
Sketches + Form Geometry
Next, I sketched out some rhinos to study its form and to find an angle that displays the most important features of a rhino, like its horn. Then, using an image of a rhino, I used geometric shapes to study the form of the creature and I used that geometry to create my creature mark.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b5830aae-6fa5-44b6-a06b-356b90026d7b/ac56946d-8433-4bac-ac39-33ef52d31c23_rw_3840.png?h=1518cae3ad6030c6fce734c3df4fdf33)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b5830aae-6fa5-44b6-a06b-356b90026d7b/bb01093c-0c6b-49ee-bbf3-029d2ee9e5d4_rw_3840.png?h=13324f180f24c4bb6eac7e3efa22d5a1)
Creature Mark Process Work
I experimented with making the rhino more geometric vs more organic shapes. I also tried different line widths to see what worked the best and I decided that a bolder line is more characteristic of a strong rhino.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b5830aae-6fa5-44b6-a06b-356b90026d7b/924a8da7-9f98-4b7c-ae2f-776f6ff85bef_rw_3840.png?h=846f6112d7148d90448902cc67987c00)
Final Creature Mark + form Geometry
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b5830aae-6fa5-44b6-a06b-356b90026d7b/70e28571-cb70-4c68-ae7e-d255aac09d93_rw_3840.png?h=d7621fc55363c6f47e1aa3a7d30809ef)
Interpretive Phrase Sketches
I started with the phrase "strong statue grazing slowly" and then I decided that just using "grazing slowly" worked better for my composition.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b5830aae-6fa5-44b6-a06b-356b90026d7b/861ca324-1af7-4793-b3ae-788b3b1468ad_rw_3840.png?h=3755106c93d9a843a5e99fd0f19ddb49)
Interpretive Phrase Process Work
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b5830aae-6fa5-44b6-a06b-356b90026d7b/a5b9e473-1d01-45c9-8f17-d79ddf5e6673_rw_3840.png?h=4b4b658702b8d7c772601b5ab56b126a)
Final Creature Mark + Interpretive Phrase
My final interpretive phrase uses line a shape, along with words to show a depiction of a strong but peaceful rhino.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b5830aae-6fa5-44b6-a06b-356b90026d7b/eea082b9-01ae-4fda-a484-09ce386ff481_rw_3840.png?h=ff192a47e547b4dfbe49bcc7862b362b)