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).

WED. 9/19 SUBJECTIVE VALUE

Liliana Lugo

M/W class finished working on the Subjective Value drawings. Liliana's drawing above is just one example of the many successful and imaginative works. This dynamic composition is based on a triangular motif balanced with strategically placed circles. In addition, the sharp, clear shapes are rendered with all the required values, textures and techniques. The high contrast between the white and black areas really makes the image "pop!" and is a perfect complement to the "wide-eyed" expression of the portrait.

ART 7B IMPROVISATION PROJECT

Phoebe Kobabe

The objective for this project was to illustrate the transformation of an ordinary object resulting in a more improvised design. All the images are dynamically cropped and beautifully rendered in graphite pencil. The top, right format exhibits great improvisation and invention through the twisting and looping ribbons encapsulating the bird.

TUES. 9/18 SUBJECTIVE VALUE

Billy O'Donnell

Joelly Lobato de Faria

Two finished drawings from last night. Billy's drawing exhibits a multi-layered, fluid and dynamic composition. Although the image needs more contrast with darker values and textures, he has effectively rendered the high key range of values with smooth textures.
Joelly's drawing is rich with values and textural contrast. She has effectively used the design principles of proportion, overlap and unity and variety. 

MON. 9/ 17 SUBJECTIVE VALUE

Joanne Wallace- in progress

Students in the M/W class started drawings of abstracted designs and faces. When using value subjectively, it is important to place emphasis on the design patterns and rhythms rather than a realistic interpretation of light and value patterns. The best way to achieve a balanced composition is to focus on one value at a time, placing it in two to three locations within the composition.

THURS. 9/13 SUBJECTIVE USE OF VALUE

Will Dagnino (drawing in progress)

Last night we began our studies in Value: the gradations between light and dark. Value may be used to create three-dimensionality, address the categories of light, time of day. It may also be used for dramatic effect; dark values are ominous while lighter values tend to be more uplifting or cheerful. The first project is to draw an abstract design of large and small shapes possibly a face. All the shapes are then filled subjectively with course values and smooth values employing additive and reductive techniques.

WED. 9/12 PROPORTIONS: Organizational Line Drawing

Austin Krimont

M/W class continued working on proportional studies. This time with still life consisting of three variously sized and shaped objects. The goal was to create proportionally accurate forms exhibiting strong, confident contour lines. The objects in Austin's drawing above are well proportioned to each other as well as the page. Note that the spitune is cropped on the right. Cropping activates the negative space changing the flow around the forms and engages the edges of the paper. In addition, his contours are confident adding depth and dimension to the forms.