4/20/12 Intro to Art

Today's Class- Today we looked at completed comic strip projects from all those students who had brought them in. They were collected and will be returned graded next week. We then looked at slides of the history of architecture from pre-history to the 20th century. After the break, we did an exercise in perspective drawing.

How to make this up- The exercise was to draw a corner of our classroom in two point perspective, an example of which is above. Converting three dimensional reality to a two dimensional drawing always involves a certain amount of distortion of the subject, but a perspective system creates a regulated system of distortions that works well for highly geometric subjects like architecture. A diagram of how two point perspective works, and the specifics of the exercise, can be seen here. The procedure is complex, and if you have no experience with it, you may want to wait until next week and I'll review it with those who missed class today. The exercise needs to be made up by the end of the semester to receive credit.

Homework- Those who haven't yet turned in their comic strip project should finish it as soon as possible- it's a graded project and the longer it takes to arrive, the lower the grade will be.

The museum papers are due on the last day of class, three weeks from today. If you haven't yet made your museum visit, you should get to it soon.

For next class 4/27/12- We will start our final project of the semester, which will be a three dimensional artwork. Next week will be spent developing the idea. Bring some paper for notes and sketches (your 18" x 24" pad or a notebook), pencil and eraser.