Monday, October 31, 2011

10/31 Sketchbook Homework

Monday -
Students should assemble a small still life at home, at least three objects but not more than five, and draw them. Emphasis is on proportion of objects to each other and value (shading) of objects. Highlight, middle values and shadows should be represented.

Wednesday -
Students should research and select two artists that they would be interesting in completing a research paper and presentation on. Details for requirements will be presented in class next week. Artists can be deceased or contemporary, but must be visual artists (not writers or musicians) and must have some level of notoriety or fame. Names of artists are due Friday.

All work due Friday 11/4/2011.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Still Life Drawings

Students are continuing their investigative studies into proportion, color, object placement and composition with a colored pencil still life, due Friday 10/28/2011.

Monday, October 24, 2011

10/24 Sketchbook Homework

Monday - students are assigned three blind contour drawings of shoes, see previous lessons for reference.
Wednesday - students are assigned two value studies in high contrast, see value studies of spheres for reference.
Both assignments due Friday 10/28/2011.

Monday, October 17, 2011

10/17/2011 Sketchbook Homework

Monday's assignment: Students complete one fall landscape that represents the aerial perspective techniques learned during the project, i.e. reduction in size of objects, moving objects closer to horizon line, and/or lightening color of objects that recede.

Wednesday's assignment: Students complete one value study of an objects resting on a table, must include the shadows on the table surface.

Due Friday 10/21/2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

10/11 Sketchbook Homework

Students must complete a successful one point perspective drawing of a hallway in their home, or the street they live on, etc. Due Friday 10/14/2011.

Monday, October 3, 2011

One point perspective begins...

Students start by observing technique and understanding vocabulary:
parallel lines
receding lines
foreshortening
vanishing point
horizon line

10/3 Sketchbook Homework

Students complete a negative space drawing of either a chair OR house plant from their home. Due Friday 10/7/2011.