Drawing Ellipses

Intro to Drawing and Painting

Now that you are becoming more observant and have completed gesture drawings and contour drawings we will start creating three-dimensional images by adding values and thinking about perspective.   A good place to start is by drawing cylinder-like objects,  We will be focusing this week on creating representational drawings of cups and flower pots, paying close attention to where the light hits the objects and how highlights, core shadows,  reflected light, and cast shadows create depth on a two-dimensional surface.

Sketchbook Assignment:  Draw 3 objects that are elliptical.  Focus on the value changes that will help you make your drawing have depth.  
Due. 3/14

Previous student work:

View the link below  to a wonderful tutorial on drawing ellipses:

http://sibleyfineart.com/tutorial--draw-ellipses.htm



Creating Values

 

Advanced Drawing and Painting

We are going to be shading our drawings from here on out. Shading the values correctly will help us create a 3D "like" form on a 2D piece of paper.  Start by drawing a shell of your choice.  Hold the shell in your hand,feeling the texture of the shell. Notice the proportions of the shell. Place your shell on a white piece of paper.   How does the light source create highlights and shadows? Notice the varied values used in these drawings to create the illusion of depth and texture.

Study your shell.  Observing the object you are drawing is crucial.  Take your time, settle in.  There are many ways to begin a drawing.  You could very quickly draw a light sketch representing the "skeleton" of your shell using shapes.  You could choose to draw gesture-like lines to represent the overall shape of the shell.  Another option is to create a contour drawing of the shell.  What are you comfortable doing?  Try beginning in a variety of ways it is up to you.   You can start to add darker values after you feel you have the shape of your shell represented correctly on the paper.

In a couple of days you should have a few sketches of the same shell in your sketchbook. This will be graded as a sketchbook assignment. 

All images were acquired from the internet for educational purposes. 

Intro to Drawing and Painting

Complete a pencil drawing in your sketchbook of a sphere or egg that clearly shows the 5 elements of shading. Make sure your object is lit from one side (preferably) from above.  Take a look at the "shading document" to better understand these elements.  This assignment is due on Friday March 7th.

Web Design Journal

During the semester you will be required to assess your work and do some written reflections.   You should copy and paste the journal questions into one Word document that you keep in your documents folder and another copy in the Kaiser folder.   Copy and paste the following questions into a word document then answer.  

Journal Entry One                                                             Intro Adobe Photoshop Lesson

1.    What is positive and negative space and how does it relate to your creative self-portraits?

2.    What is contrast and how does it add depth to your work?

3.    When we talk about values what are we referring to?

4.    Which selection tools did you find the most effective?  Why?

5.    Out of all your self-portraits, which color schemes do you like the best?  Why?

6.    What is opacity and transparency?   Describe how each is used in your artwork?  How do you change these characteristics in text, shapes, and color in Photoshop?

7.    View all the text/shapes created by your peers.  Pick one or two that you feel is successful in that they:  have an interesting color scheme, creative text/shape with f/x….describe why you like them. 

8.    How do you feel about the work you created in class?  What needs to be improved upon?

Critique

Intro to Drawing and Painting



Take a look at the Pablo Picasso painting called, "The Old Guitarist".  I would like you to describe, analyze, interpret, and evaluate this painting.  These are the formal steps of critique.  Please type your critique and print by the end of the class period.  You will be assessed on your work but it will not count towards your final grade. You will learn all about critiquing artwork over the semester. 

Street Art

Advanced Drawing and Painting

Art expresses the human experience.  It tells a story about us. Check out these creative street artists  and choose one that expresses something you can relate to. Critique one of the murals by describing, inalyzing, Interpreting, and evaluating it.  This should be done in a Word Document.  I really love the one above because it reminds me of being a child. I love the monumental size of the hands-someone might think, just for a second that someone is casting their shadow on the wall.  An unexpected surprise! 

Street Art Utopia Gallery

Gradients

Designing for the Web

Gradients are used everywhere on the Web.  Take a look and see!  You will be learning how to create custom gradients that will be utilized when we make
our websites.   

Complete the Gradient Assignment by Tuesday 3/5

Photo in Text

Yearbook

To learn how to create text using a photograph for the fill using Adobe Photoshop view:    Photo Font Tutorial