Mysterious or Ominous Event: Tonal Still-Life Drawing
For this project students create a tonal still-life drawing in charcoal on 18" x 24" or larger paper. Students use objects that they select and arrange to make a still-life that communicates a mysterious or ominous mood. Students avoid the use of contour line and rely on implied edges created through shifts in value and/or texture.
For this project students create a tonal still-life drawing in charcoal on 18" x 24" or larger paper. Students use objects that they select and arrange to make a still-life that communicates a mysterious or ominous mood. Students avoid the use of contour line and rely on implied edges created through shifts in value and/or texture.
Observing Ambiguity: Charcoal on Mid-Tone Paper
For this project students use objects that they select and arrange to make a still-life from which to draw. Using charcoal and white conte on 18" x 24" or larger mid-tone paper, students select all or a portion of their still life to draw tonally creating a sense of ambiguity in the drawing.
For this project students use objects that they select and arrange to make a still-life from which to draw. Using charcoal and white conte on 18" x 24" or larger mid-tone paper, students select all or a portion of their still life to draw tonally creating a sense of ambiguity in the drawing.
Dreamscape: Surrealistic Landscape Using Atmospheric and Linear Perspective Techniques
This project allows students to combine observed and imagined imagery in architectural landscapes that employ both linear and atmospheric perspective. Students select imagery from real architectural spaces, resource images, objects, and natural landscapes, then recombine them to create surreal landscapes using graphite on 18" x 24" or larger drawing paper. Students also have the option of using graphite painting techniques on primed paper if they choose.
This project allows students to combine observed and imagined imagery in architectural landscapes that employ both linear and atmospheric perspective. Students select imagery from real architectural spaces, resource images, objects, and natural landscapes, then recombine them to create surreal landscapes using graphite on 18" x 24" or larger drawing paper. Students also have the option of using graphite painting techniques on primed paper if they choose.
Object Narrative: Creating Value with Mark-Making in Ball-point Pen
This project drawing is created in ball point pen. Students select objects and arrange them in a way that suggests some form of narrative or event. Each student is given one full ball point pen and is assigned to use the entire pen for their drawing on 18" x 24" white drawing paper. Students explore the use of cross-hatching, stippling, contour hatching, scribbling, or other mark making to create drawings that have a full value range and variety of textures.
This project drawing is created in ball point pen. Students select objects and arrange them in a way that suggests some form of narrative or event. Each student is given one full ball point pen and is assigned to use the entire pen for their drawing on 18" x 24" white drawing paper. Students explore the use of cross-hatching, stippling, contour hatching, scribbling, or other mark making to create drawings that have a full value range and variety of textures.
Defining Line: Investigation of Line Weight and Contour Line
For this project students create contour line drawings of a still-life displayed in class or from objects that they arrange themselves at home. Students focus on line sensitivity and vary line weight to help communicate depth in their drawings.
For this project students create contour line drawings of a still-life displayed in class or from objects that they arrange themselves at home. Students focus on line sensitivity and vary line weight to help communicate depth in their drawings.
Deep Space: Visual and Conceptual Depth in Drawing
Students select their own theme or concept for this project, then choose objects that represent their selected concept through arrangement, symbolism, and/or mark-making. Students can combine black and white drawing media such as charcoal and ink pen or graphite and ink. Students also select the size and shape of the substrate working no smaller than 15" x 15". This project is designed for student to show various ways of creating a deep sense of space on a two-dimensional surface while communicating an individualized theme through object selection, composition, and rendering style.
Students select their own theme or concept for this project, then choose objects that represent their selected concept through arrangement, symbolism, and/or mark-making. Students can combine black and white drawing media such as charcoal and ink pen or graphite and ink. Students also select the size and shape of the substrate working no smaller than 15" x 15". This project is designed for student to show various ways of creating a deep sense of space on a two-dimensional surface while communicating an individualized theme through object selection, composition, and rendering style.
Self-Portrait: Proportional Accuracy and Capturing Unique Likeness
For this project students focus on objective rendering and capturing their likeness using facial proportion guides, sighting, and careful observation. Students work from reference photos of themselves and from direct observation to create a self-portrait that strives for representational accuracy.
For this project students focus on objective rendering and capturing their likeness using facial proportion guides, sighting, and careful observation. Students work from reference photos of themselves and from direct observation to create a self-portrait that strives for representational accuracy.
Self-Portrait Series: Emotive Communication through Mark-Making, Body Position, and Facial Expression in Ink Wash & Mixed Media
This mixed media drawing project gives students an opportunity to combine ink wash with any black and white drawing material in a series of self-portraits. In this project students express facets of their personality through facial expression, mark-making, body position, and value structure. To achieve relative likeness of themselves, students use proportion guides, grid transfer and /or graphite transfer techniques.
This mixed media drawing project gives students an opportunity to combine ink wash with any black and white drawing material in a series of self-portraits. In this project students express facets of their personality through facial expression, mark-making, body position, and value structure. To achieve relative likeness of themselves, students use proportion guides, grid transfer and /or graphite transfer techniques.
Figures in Invented Atmosphere: Beginning Drawing Live Model Project
For this project students observe nude-models for two sessions during class (each model session is approximately 2 hours long). While the model is present students focus only on rendering the figure and complete the drawing by adding an invented atmosphere or environment. Students use sighting and proportions guides to capture accurate proportions of each figure model then employ elements and principles of design to complete a unified composition.
For this project students observe nude-models for two sessions during class (each model session is approximately 2 hours long). While the model is present students focus only on rendering the figure and complete the drawing by adding an invented atmosphere or environment. Students use sighting and proportions guides to capture accurate proportions of each figure model then employ elements and principles of design to complete a unified composition.
