Sketchbook Prompt:
Have a friend draw an organic shape on a page in your sketchbook. Look at the shape in different ways. Turn your sketchbook around. What do you see? Draw into the shape to make something new.
What are geometric shapes? What are organic shapes?
1. Geometric shapes:
- Are circles, rectangles, squares, triangles and so on – have the clear edges one achieves when using tools to create them.
- Most geometric shapes are made by humans, though crystals are also considered to be geometric despite the fact that they are made in nature.
2. Organic shapes:
- Are shapes with a natural look and a flowing and curving appearance.
- Organic shapes and forms are typically irregular or asymmetrical.
- Organic shapes are associated with things from the natural world, like plants and animals.