10/7/16 Basic Drawing

Today's Class- Today we did the first graded project of the semester, a pencil line still life.  The exercises done so far this semester addressed contour lines, negative space, perspective, and other important concepts, and today brought them all together.  Below is a typical example from previous semester.

How to Make this up- You will need to set up a still life to draw from.  Place a box on a table and drape it with some kind of cloth, such as a sheet or large towel.  Then place on the box or on the table around the box the following items:

A hat
A shoe
A bottle
Some kind of hand tool
A telephone (land line or cell phone)

Draw the set up on a full sheet of your 18" x 24" paper using the pencil of your choice.  This should be line only, no shading.  Cross contour lines are allowed, if you feel they can describe the scene.  

Homework- Place a box on a table, drape with a cloth, and choose 4 similar sized objects, anything you like.  Arrange them on and around the box, and draw it on a page in your small sketchbook using the pencil of your choice.  Rearrange the objects and draw it again, then rearrange one more time and do a third drawing.  Total of 3 drawings.

For next class 10/14/16- We move on to our first value medium, charcoal.  Value drawing uses combinations of light and dark to imply three dimensional form and volume in a flat drawing, and we will use it for the rest of the semester.  Bring your 18" x 24" pad, both vine charcoal and compressed charcoal, a kneaded eraser, and spray fixative.  It can be messy, so I recommend wearing dark colored clothing.