10/4/13 Basic Drawing

Today's Class- Today we did the final line drawing of the semester, which was also the first graded project.  Students had the whole class period to work on it, and the drawings were collected.  They'll be graded and returned next week.

How to make this up-  You will need to gather a particular group of objects and set up a still life similar in nature to the one I provided for today's class.  Place a box on a table, drape it with a large cloth, and then arrange the objects on and around the box.  Draw using pencil line only on a full sheet of your 18"x 24" paper, as in the student example above.  The list of specific objects and other requirements can be found here.

This is a graded project and must be completed as soon as possible to receive partial credit.

Homework- Set up another still life.  Place a box on a table and drape with a cloth.  Select four dissimilar objects of about the same size, and place one on the box and three around it.  Draw the whole set up on a page in your sketchbook using pencil line only, no shading.  Then leave everything where it is and move yourself to a different viewing position, one where you can still see all four objects.  Draw the set up again, pencil line only.  Total of two drawings.

For next class 10/11/13-  We will start our study of value, using charcoal.  It's messy stuff, so I suggest wearing dark colored clothes- certainly nothing white.  Bring your 18" x 24" pad, both compressed and vine charcoal, kneaded eraser, and spray fixative.  Blending tools are optional.