HOMEWORK # 7 COLOR

Govinda Taskey

Zoe Brester-Pennings

This is a repeat of the in-class drawing.  Arrange a grouping of objects and make a drawing using a color scheme that complements the subjects in mood and/or function.  Pay attention to composition, negative space and eye level. Your drawing must include drawn objects from observation but you may add elements from your imagination as well. Paper size 12x15in.
The two drawings above exhibit strong compositions with  great use of color. Govinda's drawing is rich with textural variety and vivid, brilliant colors.  Zoe's drawing drawing has an excellent rhythm produced by the meandering green toothepaste while employing atmospheric perspective to add a sense of depth.

TUES. 11/15 COLOR

Students continued working on large scale color drawings.  Pics to follow.  Next class we start portraits.

THURS. 11/10 COLOR: Large Scale Still Life

Govinda Taskey

Students began work on personal, large scale still life on black paper.  These drawings are a combination of objects from observation as well as imagination. This is a two-day project to be completed this coming Tuesday. The drawing above is in progress.

HOMEWORK #6 Texture Study

Old Sponge

Weathered Cardboard

In a 4 x 5 in. format, in your sketchbook, using graphite pencils draw a continuous field composition of a texture from observation. This is essentially an investigation of value.  Textures are in essence a series of light and dark values. Your image should only exhibit the texture.  There should be no horizon line and no edges to the shape of the thing the texture is on.

TUES. 11/8 COLORED PENCILS

Chelsea Shiery

Valentin Mendoza

Today we made single subject studies using colored pencils.  I spoke briefly about color schemes and the characteristics of color and colored pencils in particular.  Thursday we will start a two-day project using color.  Bring some small colored objects to draw.

THURS. 11/3 "The Jungle" continued

Students continued working on Tuesday's project today.  We will critique these drawings first thing next Tuesday before moving onto color.

Next week have colored pencils (black, white, red, blue, yellow) and two sheets of black drawing paper approx. 18 x 24 in.

TUES. 11/1 TEXTURE: "The Jungle"

Bikesh Maharjan: drawing in progress

Students began work on "The Jungle" project: value and texture drawings in charcoal.  The process is one that is more organic and intuitive compared to previous projects.  Rather than setting up a still life, students select objects and use them as reference for creating their compositions. The method is to start with a dominant form and then place supporting forms repeated around the composition.  Rhythm and Movement is established through repetition and similarity of values, textures and forms.