Today's Class- Today the class completed the third individually graded drawing, the final ink wash drawing. The charcoal drawings were returned graded.
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The subject today was a potted plant hanging within a wooden tripod easel. For this you may substitute any potted plant (real or artificial) resting on the seat of a wooden chair. Have it fully lit- this is more about local value than light and shadow. Draw it at 100% scale (the size of the leaf on the paper should be about the size of a leaf on the plant) using ink wash. You may sketch it in pencil first, or just go directly to the brush and ink on paper. I provided pieces of heavyweight drawing paper, more suitable for water based mediums, so either go to an art supply store and buy some, or you may make use of the 18" x 24" paper in your pad. Paper may be vertical or horizontal. Below are some student examples from today's class.
Homework- Find 3 leaves, one each from three different species of trees. Can still be green, brown and dead, or anywhere in between. Lay them down on a table and draw on a page in your sketchbook, paying attention to size, shape, and value, using pencil contour lines and ink wash. Then rearrange the set and do a second drawing. Total of two pages.
For next class 11/18/16- You will be trying a new process- monotype printing. It is a type of printmaking that most relates to drawing, as there is no fixed block or plate to make the image. You will need a small tube of black oil paint, and a non-porous surface to act as a printing plate. Glass is the most traditional (the glass from an 8" x 10" dollar store frame can work well), but plexiglass and metal can also work- anything that can't absorb water. The drawings will be completed on the plate before being printed on paper. I'll provide tools and solvents (non-toxic cooking oil), but you'll need paper- pieces from your large pad will be fine.
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