HOMEWORK #3 LOCAL VALUE

Frank Vallin Art 7A

On 18 x 24 in. drawing paper using graphite pencils, make a drawing addressing Local Value. Arrange a still life of at least one dark toned object, one light and one medium. Pay close attention to the categories of light. Aside from the skilled handling of the materials, note the placement of objects and their relationship to the space. The angle of the objects as a group as well as the books individually establishes a series of triangles starting in the bottom left corner of the drawing. Furthermore, remember to consider the influence of cast shadows on your design.

THURS. 9/27 Local Value continued

Students continued working on local values. On Tuesday night the still life consisted of one light object and one dark. Last night's still life included a medium valued object in addition to the light and dark objects.

WED. 9/26 Local Value

Gustavo Mendoza

Here's a Local Value drawing from the M/W class. Although this drawing doesn't capture the dark green value of the bottle, the rendering of the reflections is beautifully executed. In addition, the observations of the cast shadows is well balanced against the tonalities in the negative areas.

TUES.9/25 Local Value

Isabel Martinez

Students began studies in Local Value: the values located on the objects. Still life consisted of one dark object and one light object. The goal was to apply the concepts addressed in previous drawings to objects. Note the value patterns in the wine bottle. When drawing reflective surfaces it is important to not think about the material (glass) but to observe the values. Reflections are a series of dark and light values. This drawing is very well proportioned to the page and exhibits a full, rich range of values.

MON. 9/24 Value Patterns

Shaina Dehart

Shaina's drawing above is rich in value as well as texture. The intense background pushes the wall form forward. The cast shadow draws us into the form while adding scale and weight. She accents the edges of the paper creating a stronger sense of depth whereas her "scumbling" technique adds a textural surface to the wall.

THURS. 9/20 7B VANITAS

Dorothy Geiger

The 7B class began work on Vanitas. The original Vanitas were created in the 17th century by Dutch painters depicting the transience of life and the folly of empty pride. Common subjects were a burning candle, skull, books, tobacco, bottles and a glass.

THURS. 9/20 VALUE PATTERNS: Cheesy Drawings

Gilbert Mejia

Last night students made drawings from folded paper with cut-outs. The paper was lit mostly from one source revealing the various values inside shadows and areas turned away from the light source. The objective was to observe and draw the dark and light value patterns within the still life. Furthermore, the techniques and applications discussed in the previous project from imagination were applied to this project (i.e. course, smooth, flat and modulated values as well as reductive drawing).