Today's Class- Today we started our study of line. I reviewed terms and descriptions of the use of line from the textbook, and we looked slides of fine art from prehistory, through ancient civilizations, to the renaissance, and the present, discussing how lines were used in each case. Then the class did a series of portfolio exercises relating to line.
How to make this up-
Contour Line Exercises
We did a series of contour line exercises, drawing from shoes. Despite being simple objects, shoes have some complex aspects that make them excellent to draw. We explored contour, cross contour, and blind contour. The full assignment, along with student examples of each, can be found here.
Negative Space Exercises
Negative space is the space around and between the positive shapes in a composition. In 2D art, positive and negative space are equally important, as each defines the other. Negative space is very useful in still life drawing as way of finding the right spacing and relative location of objects, as well as helping to find the shapes of objects themselves. The specific assignments and additional student examples can be found here.
These are portfolio exercises that must be made up by the end of the semester to receive full credit. If time is short for you this week, finish the stipple drawing first, and do the exercises later.
Homework- The graded stipple drawing project begun in class last week is due at the beginning of class on October 1, 2012. You must bring the original photo as well as your dot drawing version of it.
For next class 10/1/12- We will start class with a group critique of the stipple drawings, which will be graded and returned. The rest of the class period will be spent working on our next graded project, a pencil line still life of mixed objects. Bring your 18" x 24" pad, pencils, and eraser, along with the homework due that day.
