Perspective Study Homework / Examples

• Students must use at least five shapes to demonstrate"vanishing point" and "one point perspective".  Demonstration will be completed by teacher in class on Oct 25th and 26th.   Homework due Oct 29th and Oct 30th.

• Students must also have completed artist research sheet (found under "pages") and submit Oct 29th or Oct 30th.  

Slide Identification Quiz

Students will have a slide identification quiz next week.  Please study each image and recall the title, artist, and one fact about the piece.  Citing the year will count as extra credit, but can not be your fact. 

Here are the slides, in order:

Charles Willson Peale "The Artist in His Museum" 1822
Vincent van Gogh "The Red Vineyard" 1888
Horace Pippin "John Brown Going to His Hanging" 1942
Horace Pippin "Mr. Prejudice" 1943
Charles Willson Peale "Portrait of Yarrow Mamout" 1819
 

Finished Value Still Life Examples

Homework due Oct 23rd, 24th

**  Have a resource for your artist research paper, at least one reputable resource, a book or online site.  If you have questions about its reputability please see me before assignment due date.

Draw three things with different textures from your house, i.e. teddy bear, hair brush, house plant, coffee mug, plastic bag, welcome mat, etc. Try to show the textures through the line.

Beginning Value Still Life Drawing...

Artist Presentations

Artist presentation from Amanda Caucci

Homework due Oct 11th, 12th

Students mare to assemble a small still life at home of at least three objects.  Objects must overlap slightly.  Students will draw and shade this still life representing a full tonal range...

professional example:

Classwork Due Oct 3rd, 4th

Students utilized their value study techniques to complete three drawn and shaded objects from available objects in a box.  All students had to complete the sphere study as one of their objects.

Value Study Classwork 9/27, 9/28

Students created stepped value grids and smooth value transitions on a 1" x 7" rectangle.  Grading was based on grid measurements and value transitions.

Great Drawing Assignments Received Sept 24th / 25th!

Great Sept 24th / 25th Homework Received!

Contour drawings of hands: 

Value Studies of leaf as it dries:

Contour drawing of feet:

Homework due Oct 1st / 2nd

 On Monday Sept 24 and Tues Sept 25th students were assigned to complete a packet of three value study choices based on their interests.  The packet is to be returned after three classes, so approx 6 days after assigned, Oct 1st for B day and Oct 2nd for A day.  Packet will be added to portfolio to help gauge technical skill level.

Options will include value study drawings of: a piece of cut glassware, an egg, a mug, seeing eye glasses, or other found objects. Objects must show a range of values developed from highlights, or areas of the page very light, to shadows, areas fully shaded with hard pressed pencil.

professional examples: egg, cut glassware, sphere