12/13/13 Basic Drawing

Today's Class- In honor of today being Friday the 13th, the college decided to send us on a cross campus expedition.  When our adventure came to an end, we had a new classroom for the day in the Gateway building.  Objects for the still life travelled with us and before long we rearranged the room, set up our subject, and everyone was drawing.  I collected the drawings which will be returned graded next week.

How to make this up- Set up a still life.  Place a box on a table and drape with a cloth that has a printed pattern.  Arrange on and around the box the following items- a glass bottle, a hand tool, a piece of sports equipment, and a shoe.  Shine a direct light on it to create patterns of light and shadow.  Draw the still life on a full page in your 18" x 24" pad using either charcoal, ink wash, or conte crayon.  Pay attention to shapes, proportions, relative scale, negative spaces, perspective, and value.  Spend up to 3 hours on it.

Homework- Nothing new tonight, but considering how few homework sketches I've seen in recent weeks, I'd bet most of you have at least a few to make up.  Unless you're sure that you kept up with all of them, I'd suggest going back through this blog and make sure you have everything done.

2nd Half Portfolio-
Next week I will be grading the 2nd half portfolio, all the work from the second half of the semester except the individually graded drawings.  Here' what I'm expecting and the days we did it if you need to figure out how to make it up:

11/1/13 Ink Wash  two drawings, white object and drape
11/15/13  Monotype prints, your two best prints
11/22/13  Conte crayon two still life drawings, one black, one red
12/6/13 Conte crayon two mannequin drawings, red and black combined

For next class 12/20/13- Our final meeting of the semester, which I hope will be back in our usual classroom.  We will open with a group critique of today's drawings, then I'll dismiss everyone temporarily while I grade the 2nd half semester portfolio and the sketchbooks.  I'll designate a time when you can return to pick up all your work and learn your grades for all those things.