4/4/13 Basic Drawing

Today's Class- Today we continued our study of ink wash, doing the third graded project of the semester, an ink wash drawing of a large leafy plant hanging within a tripod.  The drawings were collected at the end of class and will be returned graded next week.

How to make this up- Our subject was a large plant hanging within a wooden tripod holder, set in the center of the room.  All the lights were on, so the value being studied was all local colors, plus whatever bits of shadow might be found within.  The plant was drawn at 100% scale (the size of a leaf in your drawing should be about the same size as the actual leaf), with the pot more or less centered in the 18" x 24" paper and the subject continuing to the edge(s) of the paper.  Above and below are some student examples from previous semesters.  Additional examples, and the specific directions as how to make this up, can be found here.  This is a graded project and must be made up as soon as possible to receive partial credit.

Homework-  Continuing this idea, you'll work with ink wash and a plant form.  Put together a grouping of flowers that contains at least 3 flowers.  These can be alive, cut flowers, dried flowers, artificial, etc, and they should be in some kind of container.  View them in a normally lit room.  Do a simple pencil line contour sketch of the set up (include whatever stems, leaves, etc are in the view) on a full page inside your sketchbook, then draw the value in using ink wash, matching the values as closely as possible.  Do one such ink wash drawing in your sketchbook.

For next class 4/11/13- We will try a drawing related printmaking process called monotype.  Oil based ink or paint is used to create an image on a flat plate, manipulated until you are satisfied with the drawing, and then printed onto a piece of paper.  Bring your 18" x 24" pad, a small tube of black oil paint (or oil based relief ink if you can find it), a printing plate (glass or plexiglass about 8" x 10" works well, such as is used in small picture frame) and paint brushes.