9/20/19 Introduction to Art

Today's Class- Today the topic was negative space, which can be defined as all the space that is not otherwise filled.  Can apply to both 2D and 3D, but for the purposes of drawing (which is what we were doing today) it is the space between objects depicted, or the space around something.  You can't have positive space without negative space and in art the two are equally important.

How to make this up- We did just two exercises today, both in  connection to negative space.

 First was a pure negative space drawing of all the empty spaces in a wooden chair. Second was a still life of bottles, drawing the positive shapes off the bottles and using observation of the negative shapes to help with the rendering of the bottles.  For more detailed instructions and to see student examples, click here.

This is a portfolio exercise that can be made up at any time during the semester for full credit.

Homework- No homework, but if you missed class make it up soon.  It's good practice for next week.

For next class September 27, 2019- We leave line and move on to value, which you may know of as shading.  Bring your 18"x24" pad, charcoal stick (either vine or compressed), and the kneaded eraser.  It's a moldable stretchy eraser that absorbs dust well, ideal for charcoal.  I suggest wearing dark clothes, as sometimes charcoal can be messy.  There is no binder in the charcoal so it should wash out of clothes, but you don't want to look all grubby the rest of the day. I will have soap for your hands and subjects for the assignment.