10/5/11 Drawing I

Today's Class- Today the class did the first graded project of the semester, a still life drawing of a variety of objects, similar to the student drawing above.

How to make this up- You will need to set up a still life grouping of your own. Specific instructions can be found here. The class was given the whole period to work on it, so you may spend up to 5 hours on it if you want. This is a graded project, so complete it as soon as possible- the more weeks that it's late, the fewer points you will receive.

Homework- Place a small box on a table, and loosely drape with a cloth (towel, sheet, etc) in a way similar to the still life groupings done today. Choose 3 different types of objects of similar size, put one on top of the box and the others around or in front of it. Draw the set up using pencil- line only, no shading. Use the whole page in your sketchbook. Rearrange the objects (swap the one on top for one of the others) and draw again. Rearrange with the 3rd object on top and draw one more time. Total of 3 drawings, each with the three objects.

For next class 10/12/11- We will start our study of value in drawing, working with charcoal. Bring your 18" x 24" pad, both vine and compressed charcoal, kneaded eraser, and spray fixative. Charcoal is very messy, so I suggest not wearing any light colored clothing.