Today's Class- Today we spent the class period considering the formal property of value, the use of light and dark in a composition. We looked at slides of fine art from Ancient Rome through the 20th century, considering how value was used by the artist to imply three dimensional form, deep space, location, weight, to show time of day, to focus attention, and to describe the detail of surfaces. Then I set up a still life of white objects under a direct light and everyone used charcoal to do a value drawing of the still life.
How to make this up- You will have to set up a still life, in this case a collection of white or light colored objects of similar size, on a table. The still life should be lit with a directional light to create patterns of light and shadow on and around the objects. Use charcoal to draw the light and shadow, as in the above student example. Another student example, and the specifics of how to set up the still life, can be found here.
This is a portfolio exercise and must be completed by the end of the semester to receive full credit.
Homework- Nothing new, but I have requested that everyone bring me their proposed list of artists and artworks for their research assignment for next week, October 3, 2012. The paper itself is due three weeks after that.
For next class 10/3/12- We will do an exercise using collage as the format. Bring your 18" x 24" pad, pencil and eraser, scissors, and glue suitable for working with thin paper.
