Today's Class- Today the class completed the last portfolio exercise of the semester. After viewing a few dozen slides of the history of architecture, we did something related- perspective drawing. Perspective is the use of formulas and procedures to draw a three dimension space in a way that provides a regular system of distortion, but one that makes sense in art. Developed during the renaissance, it's main use was to portray the inside and outside of buildings, so it relates to the idea of architecture. We also looked at all comic strip that came in today in a critique format. Here are some examples from today:
How to make this up- The process of perspective drawing is fairly complex, too much so to easily explain here. Below is an example of the assignment from a previous Kean student, drawn in a room very similar to ours.
If you know how to draw in two point perspective, you can make this up by choosing an interior corner of any room, using a page in your 18" x 24" pad, and pencil of your choice. Your drawing should include the corner, floor and ceiling lines, two items that are part of a wall (such as a door, window, poster, etc) and one small piece of furniture. If you are unfamiliar with the process, I suggest you wait until you return to class and ask me about it.
Homework- The second written assignment is due next week, December 8, 2017. For most people that will be the museum assignment, but if you did that for last month's paper, then you owe the research assignment.
If you did not turn in your comic strip today, try to get it done for next week. It's a graded assignment, so the longer it takes to finish, the lower the eventual grade will be.
If you were not present when we printed the collograph plates, you should bring it in as soon as possible. I won't be bringing all the printing stuff each week, but I will collect what comes in and print the in my studio over the weekend. I took home three such plates today. Here's what came when I printed them-
I can't help you out on the last day of class, so you should get it done for the weeks before out last meeting.
For next class 12/8/17- I'll return the comic strips and more papers, and we'll begin the final graded project of the semester, our 3D final. You'll be getting subjects that are randomly created and assigned and will be able to make use of any materials you want. For next week I suggest having a place to make notes and sketch your ideas. A small sketchbook or notebook will suffice, but you may use your large pad if that's all the paper you have, plus pencil and eraser.
