10/9/15 Basic Drawing

Today's Class-  Today we finished our specific study of line with our first graded project of the semester, a complex line still life.  I set something up on the two tables in the center of the room, using some of the boxes we were drawing last week, draped it with a white sheet, and then placed a variety of objects on and around the boxes.  Students had the entire class period to draw the still life.

How to make this up- You will need to set up a complex still life as we had in today's class, a mixture of different kinds of objects.  You will then draw the still life on a full sheet of your 18" x 24" paper using pencil- line only, no shading.  Above is a student example from a previous semester.  The list of specific items for the assignment and how to set it up can be found here.

Homework-  Place a medium small box on a table and drape it with a piece of cloth (sheet, towel, etc).  Choose 4 objects of similar size and place one on top of the box, with the others on the table around it.  Draw the still life on a full page in your small sketchbook, paying attention to our usual concerns of shapes, scale, proportions, and perspective.  Then move to a different location and draw it again.  Total of two drawings.

For next class 10/16/15- We will move on to the next phase of the class, value- the use of light and dark to create representations of volume, distance, weight, time, among other things.  It will be a part of all our drawing for the rest of the semester. For the first few weeks we will be working with charcoal, the closest to pencil.  Bring your 18" x 24" pad, both vine charcoal and compressed charcoal, your kneaded eraser, and spray fixative.  I strongly suggest black clothes.  Charcoal dust won't permanently stain your clothes, but it will make you look grubby for the rest of the day.