Today's Class- Today was our Final Drawing day for the semester. I set up a complex still life, a mix of objects you've seen before and things that were new to you, and the students had the whole class period to draw it. The drawings were collected and will be returned next week graded.
How to make this up- You will need to set up a still life of your own. Place a box on a table, and drape it with a piece of cloth that has a printed pattern on it. Gather examples of the following objects- a glass bottle, a hand tool, a shoe, a piece of sports equipment. Place the objects on and around the draped box and light to create patterns of light and shadow. Draw the set up on a sheet of your 18" x 24' paper, filling the whole page. You may use your choice of charcoal (vine or compressed), ink wash, or conte crayon (red, black, or both combined). Pay attention to value, shape, proportions, space, perspective. Spend up to 3 hours on the drawing. Above and below are examples from previous semesters.
Homework- No new homework tonight, but I'll be grading the homework sketchbooks next week, so if you are missing any of them, you have a week to make them up and still receive full credit.
2nd Half Portfolio- At our next meeting I will also be grading the 2nd Half Portfolio, which is all the classwork done after we finished the charcoal, and not previously graded. I'll be looking for the following:
10/31/14 Ink Wash (white object and drape) x 2 pages
11/14/14 Monoprints (two favorites from the day)
11/21/14 Conte Crayons (one black, one red)
12/5/14 Conte Crayons (black and red combined) x 2 pages
For next class 12/19/14- I will open with a critique of the drawings that I collected today. After that, I'll dismiss everyone temporarily while I grade the portfolios and the sketchbooks. At the designated time you may return and pick up all the work, and you'll learn the grades for the Final Drawing, Portfolio, and Sketchbook. Semester grades will be calculated later and posted by the college.
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