PROPORTION: Sighting

Dylan

Emily

Rachel

Ryan

Last night we discussed Proportion and the measuring technique called "sighting."First the class made drawings by trying to identify the ideal solids within each object. For example, a wine bottle has a large cylinder for the body, a cone for the shoulders and another cylinder for the neck. The objective was to establish a three-dimensional armature of the objects. Important things to note in the drawings above are 1. The use of central axis lines for symmetrical objects. 2. Identify the parts (i.e. ideal solids). 3. Draw the forms transparently (see Rachel's drawing). 4. Pay attention to the negative space and relate the proportions of one object to another (see Ryan's drawing). Once the objects were drawn, students then used the "sighting" technique to check proportions and make corrections.

PROPORTIONS AND "SIGHTING"

Alfredo Rodriguez

 Yesterday the class began with a series of drawings addressing the proportions of a wine bottle. The objective was to accurately render the proportions by identifying the ideal solids within the structure of the form. Before moving onto more complex forms, the class made a drawing of two bottles. One was centered while the other was cropped. The objective here was to emphasize the negative space, in particular, the space between the bottles.

Alfredo Rodriguez

 The next couple of drawings illustrate the identification of the ideal solids within the forms. The purpose is twofold. First, building the structure will create a more three-dimensional form and aid in placement of the values. Second, simplifying the forms into root shapes and the ideal solids will speed up the sketching process by keeping the drawing flexible rather than trying to be too precise too soon.

Eddie Ortiz

Savannah Church

Savannah's drawing illustrates the angles and planes of rectilinear forms. As with curves, when rendering angles, it helps to compare the angle to straight base lines and axis lines. In addition, you may use a straight edge or pencil to visually line up and compare the angle on the still life transferring it to your drawing paper.

PROPORTION: Sighting diagonals POSTIVE AND NEGATIVE RELATIONSHIPS: Cropping

Last Friday began with a description of One and Two Point Linear Perspective. The most important points we discussed were 1. maintaining eye level and 2. "sighting" diagonals. After the lunch break we started exploring Composition.

Christian Delovino

Linda Fleming

Compositions are divided into two parts: positive areas (the objects) and negative areas (the spaces around and between the objects). The objective in the drawings above was to activate the negative areas by drawing a single object that touches two to three edges. Both drawings could have larger positive areas but they both divide the negative space into interesting shapes.