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1.3 Research: The Encounter

Objective: Successfully prepare to illustrate the idea of “The Encounter.” 

You may interpret this term any way you wish, in any media that you wish, in any size you wish, and on any surface you wish.

1) Mindmap: Begin by creating a mind map in your sketchbook representing a broad range of ideas and topics related to “encounter.”

2) Research: Add at least 2 pages of research to your sketchbook. Research should include both writing and images. You can learn more about a specific topic, medium, art style, technique, etc

Definition

  1. Encounter (n.)
    A meeting, especially one that is unplanned, unexpected, or brief
    A hostile or adversarial confrontation; a contest
    An often violent meeting – a clash.
    • To meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
    • To confront in battle or contention
    • To come up against
  • The meeting between mother and child / adoption / birth
  • The clashing of those who despise each other
  • Friends in a bustling and crowded restaurant
  • Encounters with aliens
  • Forbidden encounters in a teenage world
  • The shields we put up in our brains: the filter between ourselves and those we meet
  • The joining (or meeting) of two halves
  • Encounters with God
  • Online encounters and the changing social landscape of the world
  • The clashing of cultures
  • Dungeons and Dragons encounters
  • Meeting someone who has suffered a great loss;
  • Shameful encounters / those you regret
  • A life-changing moment
  • A deja vu experience
  • Remembering an experience a long time ago: the passing of time / generations
  • Encountering animals: the interaction between human and animal kind and our influence upon them (for good or bad)
  • Meeting your childhood self or yourself fifty years in the future
  • Truly seeing yourself as you really are
  • Add your mindmap and research to your website
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