9/14/11 Drawing I

Today's Class- Today we started our study of line, dealing with various aspects and applications of contour lines. We did a series of portfolio exercises involving shoes and hands.

How to make this up:

A) Shoe exercises

The class did a series of exercises involving contour line drawings of shoes, as in the photo above. For the full directions and additional examples of the assignment, click here. Complete all the exercises there as directed.

B) Hand exercises:

Students spent the last part of the class doing a series of drawings of their own hands, as shown in photos above and below. Do the following line drawings on a sheet of paper in your 18"x 24" pad. Use the pencil of your choice, and draw the hand that you're not using to hold your pencil. Spend about 15 minutes on each one. Carefully consider all the proportions, spaces between your fingers, and significant surface features (nails, creases, etc) and try to make it look as much like your exact hand as possible.

1) a drawing of the back of your hand, held upright with the fingers slightly spread.

2) a drawing of the front of your hand, held upright with the fingers slightly spread.

3) a drawing of your hand from the side, hand slightly closed.

All the drawings done in class were portfolio exercises, which must be made up by the mid semester portfolio review.

Homework- In your small sketchbook, do the following line drawings in pencil, one per page, at a size that generally fills the page. Just line, no shading.

5 drawings of a shoe (can be all the same shoe or different ones), using exterior contour lines, and include the basic structures visible on the surface. As with the ones done in class, pay attention to overall proportions, as well as relationships of height to length, relative position of structural elements, etc).

1 drawing of a hand holding a shoe, any position you want, with the same level of detail as the hands done in class.

For next class 9/21/11- Bring your 18"x 24" pad, pencils, and eraser. We will continue our study of line, with a special emphasis on negative space.