Today's Class- Today we continued our study of value and concluded our study of charcoal, doing the Final in Charcoal. I set up a mixed value still life and students spent the first part of the class doing a charcoal drawing of it. After lunch I showed slides and talked about the history of printmaking, a two dimensional art form that will be the next medium we will study. I introduced the idea of the next graded project, which will be started next week.
How to make this up- You will need to set up still life, a mix of all white objects and dark objects, so all values will be represented in the next drawing, as in the student example above. Additional examples and specific requirements can be found here.
This is a graded project, and must be made up as soon as possible. The longer the delay in completing it, the more points will be lost in the grading.
Homework- Nothing new, but if you still owe any back assignments, try to get them done as soon as possible. And start working on your ideas for the next project, a woodcut illustration from a literary source, which will be begun in class next week.
For next class 10/24/16- We will be starting the next graded project, a woodcut illustration from a literary source. I will be providing the wood, but you will need to select an inspiring concept and be prepared to start drawing and cutting the block. Bring a pencil and eraser, a small sketchbook (your large 18"x 24" pad will do if you have no other paper), large black sharpie markers, and suitable cutting tools. An x-acto knife or the equivalent (such as the hobby kits everyone received early this semester) will work, and I plan to be binging in some traditional relief carving tools for students to make use of during the class meeting. It wouldn't hurt to have a printed copy of the source you are working from, in case you want to check for additional details. We will have a quick critique of the charcoal drawings form today, which will be returned graded, then we move on to the woodcut project. I will demonstrate safe and effective techniques for making a relief block and we will discuss composing in black and white, with an emphasis on positive and negative shapes. What you don't finish in class you will complete before the next meeting so that we can print them the following week in class.
