Japanese Notan

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Notan is:

• A Japanese word meaning the balance between light and dark.

• An art form involving papercutting and positive and negative shapes.

Notans uses the two elements of art: SHAPE and LINE.

Create your own unique Japanese Notans with Sketch.io

1. Open a new A4 size (or 8.5 x 11) white canvas.

2. Select the "rectangle" shape and draw a black rectangle on the canvas.

3. Draw a square shape in black. Copy, paste and change the fill to white. Use the SELECT (arrow) tool to move the shapes in place.

4. Keep adding geometric shapes to create your own unique Notan artwork!

5. Challenge yourself:

   1. Create a symmetrical Notan in black and white. (P3 to create one symmetrical and one asymmetrical Notan in black and white)

   2. Create an asymmetrical Notan in complementary colours. (P4-5)

CREATE YOUR DIGITAL NOTAN

1. Watch the video below to learn how to use Google Draw.

2. Research your brainstorming of your visual icons and symbols of sustainability and what it means to you. Decide on which aspect of sustainability you want to feature.

3. Create your own notan with icons and symbols with a sustainability theme.