Positions for Decoration
The areas capable of being decorated on vase forms are those bounded by mouldings. The nature and direction of the decoration will be determined by the profile curves on the sectional form. The direction of the ornament may be horizontal as in the form of a band, but to avoid distortion such detail should only be applied to surfaces of uniform curvature.
If the vertical direction be chosen the decoration may take the form of flutes, of leaves or of panels decorated with detail. A variation of the vertical treatment is obtained by employing similar details in an oblique direction, thus giving the appearance of ornament twisting or twining round the shape.
No. 224. Stretch Out and Segments of the Cylinder.
In the vertical panel treatment, as in mouldings, the sectional or profile curve may be used to determine the general framing lines, with contrasting details between the panels. In order to give variety it may be desirable to combine two treatments—for instance, the horizontal band may be contrasted with vertical flutes and leaves.