Today's Class- Today was the final charcoal drawing of the semester, an individually graded project. A still life was set up at the start of class and the students had the full period if necessary to draw it with charcoal, vine or compressed or both- whatever they felt most comfortable with. These were collected and will be returned graded next week. Mid semester portfolios (class work) were graded today as well.
How to make this up- Set up a still life on a table. Place a box on a table and drape with a cloth. Arrange of a mix of 5 (five) objects of similar size, divided 3 and 2 between white/light colored and darker colored objects. Shine a direct light on it to create patterns of light and shadow. Draw it on a sheet of your 18" x 24" paper using charcoal, and spray with fixative when you are finished. Pay attention to shapes of objects, perspective, spacing, and matching the values of what you see.
This is a graded project, and the more time it takes you to make it up, the fewer points it will be worth.
Homework- Find a pumpkin. Can be whole, or carved into a jack-o'lantern. Do a full value rendering of the pumpkin on a page in your sketchbook using a soft pencil. Then rotate it (or switch pumpkins) and do a second drawing. Total 2 pages.
For next class 11/4/16-We will move on to our next value medium- ink wash. This is black drawing ink that has been diluted with water. Layers of ink wash in varying strengths will create a wide range of values. Bring a small bottle of black drawing ink (or india ink), a medium sized watercolor brush, pencil and eraser, and your 18" x 24" pad. We will be doing portfolio exercises in ink wash drawing.
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