TUES. 9/11 PROPORTIONS: Organizational Line Drawing

Janine Barthol

T/Th night class continued working on proportions. The still life included three objects of various sizes and shapes. Notice in Janine's drawing above the quick transparent rendering noting the relative placement of objects overlapping one another. This drawing also exhibits the quality of dark values causing objects to recede evident in the bottle in the back right.

MON. 9/10 PROPORTIONS: Organizational Line Drawing

Susan Hix

The M/W class began proportional studies. Susan's drawing above is an excellent example of the Organizational Line technique. Organizing lines enclose the positive and negative areas by building an armature across the composition. They take measurement and relate the parts to each other. The drawing above is like a "road map" in that you can see the path and decisions that Susan made in sketching out the form. Look closely at the vertical and horizontal lines and you should see that the placement is not arbitrary rather each line identifies the relationship between two or more areas of the form.

TUES. 9/6 Organizational Line

Isabel Martinez

Students in T/TH 7A made proportional studies using the Organizational Line drawing technique. The goal is to make proportionally accurate forms by relating and measuring the parts. Notice the use of a "sphere" in developing the body of the pitcher. In addition, the smearing of earlier renderings of the top of the pitcher adds a sense space and atmosphere rather than appearing like a mistake.

HOMEWORK #2 IDEAL SOLIDS

In your sketchbook, draw the five Ideal Solids using a soft graphite pencil. Draw one per page addressing the categories of light.

WED. 9/5 GESTURE DRAWING

Bernardo Solorio

Daniel Doughty

The M/W class made gesture drawings exploring the techniques of line, scribble and mass. Bernardo and Daniel's drawings above illustrate the scribble technique. Note the difference in style. Bernardo uses a hatched line that makes for a very course surface whereas Daniel uses something of a angled hatch that resembles feathers.

TUES. 9/4 Composing Ideal Solids

Alexa Mariani

The T/TH class made landscape compositions using the Ideal Solids. Alexa's drawing above clearly illustrates the qualities of location, overlap, diagonals, value and proportion. The addition of wavey, white line adds a strong sense of atmospheric conditions.

The 7B students began work on their Eye Level and Base Lines compositions by working with a high horizon line. Pics will follow.

THURS. 8/30 IDEAL SOLIDS & EYE LEVEL

Alexa Mariani- Art 7A (Ideal Solids)

The T/Th classes began work on Ideal Solids in Art 7A. Art 7B students began studies for their Eye Level and Base Lines project. Alexa's drawing above exhibits rich, even gradations and well grounded forms. Alisha's drawing below illustrates the various views of a jaw bone with strong tonal rendering as well.

Alisha Ascencio - Art 7B (Eye Level studies)