What is Low Poly Art?
Low Poly Artwork 

This  style of artwork is characterized by simple geometric shapes placed right next to each other to create angular and minimalist compositions. The “poly” from low poly comes from the word “polygon,” which is a 2-dimensional shape made of straight lines and angles​. 
It originates in the birth of 3D animation and game design where environments and characters were rendered in this way to cut down on lag and load times while playing. It is used to develop TEXTURE and DEPTH in a minimal way. (Think N64 or PS1, Final Fantasy, Zelda etc)

The low poly "look" has become trendy in recent years and still used in game design today. 

Take a look at these two tutorials that are PACKED with information and approaches to low poly art. 

www.sessions.edu/notes-on-design/whats-the-deal-with-low-poly-art/

www.juegostudio.com/blog/low-poly-art-design/​

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YOUR ASSIGNMENT:

• You will create a low-poly style portrait. Extra credit if you do a human face!
• It can be free form like the portrait to the left or symmetrical like the monkey example at the top of the page. (The video tutorial will show you how to do the symmetrical version)

REQUIREMENTS: 

1. Artwork accurately breaks down the organic shapes in the subject to low poly geometric forms.
2. Artwork has a sense of form through accurate value/ color choices in each shape.
3. Artwork has a background that ties into the style, color palette, theme etc of the subject.
4. There are 2 overlays of textures/ lighting effects etc that tie into the subject matter.
5. Artwork displays a level of craftsmanship, work ethic and EFFORT expected of this course.

Video Tutorial Below:

Another way to do the project but in Adobe Illustrator:

low_poly_self_portrait.pdf
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