A) Light value hues will be recessive; however, the pressure of your rubbing can control values.
B) More than one rubbing of a surface can be used in one shape by turning the sheet and re-rubbing.
C) A solid hue can be used in some areas with rubbed texture superimposed by lighter or darker rubbing. Similarly, a solid hue may be applied over an area previously rubbed.
D) The work will be more successful if the direction of the textures is organized into the general movement of the design (by placement of the paper).
E) Lines as well as shapes may be rubbed; however, the lines should be produced by the selected colors, and the values should be varied by different rubbing pressures. Strong outlines around shapes can tend to isolate them and make them more dominant, so exercise judgment in making this selection.
F) Small textures may be superimposed on broad textures, and vice versa.
G) The negative areas can also be given treatment, either with rubbing or solid color. The background may also be broken up into varied shapes and hues. However, guard against too much "busyness", which can be controlled by the degree of contrast of hue, value, division, and texture complexity.
H) Any hue that is closely analogous to the chosen color may be used, but notice what happens when less analogous color is employed.
I) Rubbed lines do not have to be consistently one value; contrasts can be used for accent, and subtle value contrasts may even be useful in creating some unity.
Assemble your textures in a chart or a pictorial organization. (Fig. 6.2A)
