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Gesture Drawing I with Chris Warner (Otis College)

Homework 16: Due Friday, May 12th

Week 16: Due Friday, May 12th
Find a junk drawer in your home and draw the contents of that drawer.

Week 15 Homework: Due Fri, May 5th

Week 15: Due Friday, May 5th

Draw the following picture in your sketchbook.  Try your best to draw the figure in proportion and as detailed as possible.  You may choose to shade with pencil or may add color.
 

Homework 12/13- Due WEDNESDAY, April 19th

Homework 12/13: Due WEDNESDAY, April 19th

Find and print the following two images:
1. Photograph of an influential person  (focus on the face) 
2. Photograph of something that relates to the above person 

Both photos MUST be the same orientation (both portrait or both landscape), one photo should be black and white and the other in color, images must be cut down to 5"x 7"

See how both photos below are portrait orientation, one black and white, one in color.  Picasso is an artist/painter so I chose paint to go along as the 2nd picture.




If you do not have access to a printer or need help printing in the format above please e-mail pictures to me by Wednesday, April 19th - vanaukena@cmsd.k12.pa.us

Facial Proportion Notes- April 6, 2017

Draw a face using these basic proportions in your sketchpad.  Pay close attention to where your facial features line up.

Homework 12: Due April 7th

Homework 12: Due April 7th

Draw a portrait (of anyone you would like) using either the grid method or upside down method.  Portraits must be fully shaded (you may use color if you would like).

Color Introduction

Introduction to Color PPT

Complete this color wheel and scales in your sketchbook

Week 11 Homework: Due March 31st

Week 11: Due Friday, March 31st

Find and photograph a colorful object (at least 3 colors) to draw for this week's homework assignment.  Pay close attention while drawing the details of your object as well as try to match the colors as close as possible to the real image.  You are welcome to sign out coloring materials if necessary.

Week 10 Homework- due March 24th

Week 10: Due Friday, March 24th  (1st homework of 4th  9 weeks)

Draw a room in your home.  Focus on how the room looks from where you are sitting, pay attention to the proportions of the objects in the room and the shape of the room itself.  Try your best to get the perspective (how the room looks and goes back into space) as realistic as possible.  We will be moving onto perspective next, so this will be your "before" drawing for this unit.  You'll be amazed at how much more realistic your drawings will become!

Interior of room in 2 Point Perspective

If you are drawing using 2 Point Perspective you should situate yourself looking at the corner of the room.

How To Draw A Room with One Point Perspective

If you are drawing using one point perspective.  Make sure to situate yourself so you are looking at a wall.

Drawing Tutorials Online Three Point Perspective

If you were absent Thursday, March 16th make sure to watch the tutorial below and draw your own 3 point perspective city-scape in your sketchbook.

2 Point Perspective Drawing Tutorial

If you were absent Wednesday, March 15th  make sure to follow along with the tutorial in your sketchpad.

How to Draw a City Street in One Point Perspective: Narrated

If you were absent Tuesday, March 14th please make sure to watch the tutorial below and draw your own city-scape in your sketchbook.

Week 9: Due Friday, March 7th (last homework of the grading period

COMPLETE one of your in-class assignment drawings from this week.  Drawings should be FULLY shaded (or colored if you choose).  Drawings should have a minimum of 7 buildings, with doors and windows, and some type of road and/or sidewalk.

Week 8 Homework: Due Fri, March 10th

Week 8: Due Friday, March 10th 
Using your knowledge about negative space, find an image and turn it into a design for a pumpkin.  Make sure to include 3 shades (white= cut out, grey-scraped into the pumpkin, and black=actual pumpkin).  This is an activity which combines negative space (the pumpkin) and shading (carving and scraping).  You must remember that dark objects must connect to the edge (or they would fall out if you were really carving).  
**simple designs will not receive full credit, they should be as detailed as the examples below**

Introduction to Negative Space

Positive and Negative Space PowerPoint

After learning about Negative Space, students are to practice drawing by focusing on the negative space (in and around) an amusement park ride in your sketchpad.

Week 7 Homework: Due THURSDAY, March 2nd

Week 7: Due THURSDAY, March 2nd (there is no school for students Friday)

Create a negative space drawing of something outside.  The more objects you include the better!  Trees, power lines, fences, gates, etc. usually make great additions!

Week 6 Homework: Due Friday, February 24th

Week 6: Due Friday, February 24th

Let's try this again:

Free Draw Week- create a drawing of any OBJECT(s).  You still must LOOK at an object to draw from real life (no cell phones and it must be a 3d Object that you can set in front of you while drawing).  You may choose to draw in black and white or in color but MUST add shading (drawings that are not FULLY shaded with a full range of value will NOT receive full credit).  The more detail you include, the more points you will receive. 

Value Project #2: Scratch Art

Observational Drawing: Scratch Art

1.     Choose a subject for your Scratch Art drawing.

·        Must have a wide range of value

·        Do NOT choose a simple image, the more details, the better the project

·        Subjects with texture work well for this project

2.     Copy and paste picture into a PowerPoint document

·        If it won’t copy and paste, save the image to the desktop and insert it that way

3.     Double click image and use the top menu bar to adjust the color to greyscale

4.     Ask yourself:

·        Does my image have a FULL range of value?

·        Does my image have enough detail?

Texture Examples

Critique Questions from 2/15

If you were absent on Wednesday, 2/15 please answer the following questions on the back of your project:

Homework 5: Due Friday, February 17th

Week 5: Due Friday, February 17th

Free Draw Week- create a drawing of any OBJECT(s) you would like.  You still must LOOK at an object to draw from real life.  You may choose to draw in black and white or in color but MUST add shading.  The more detail you include, the more points you will receive.  

2.6.17: Value Viewpoints Project

To begin our first value project, students will choose an object and draw it from 12 different angles in their sketchpads.  These sketches do not need to be shaded or very detailed.  Students will choose the best 9 sketches to use for their final project.

Next, students will create a 9"x 9" box in their sketchpads.  Students will then break that box into 9 even square (3"x 3").  

Students will draw one object from 9 different angles and viewpoints.  Be creative with the viewpoints you use for your project.  The viewer should understand what the object would look like from all sides.  You also may play around with how closely you draw the object.

Homework 4: Due Friday, February 10th

Week 4: Due Friday, February 10th

Draw the photograph below in black and white.  Use any of the value techniques learned this week and include as much value and detail as possible.  Use at least 2 of the techniques learned last week.  Your drawing should include a full range of value, think of what the image would look like if you were to print it in black and white.  What shade of greys represent the different values of orange fur?

Always follow the rubric below for homework assignments:

1. Composition: Does the subject fill up at least 3/4 of the page? 1      0
2. Line & Value: Is the object drawn accurately; does it display a full range of value? 1      0
3. Details: Is the object detailed? Are the details sharp and clear?  1      0
4. Observation: Was the object drawn from real life observation?  1      0
5. Craftsmanship: Paper is not smudged, ripped, or wrinkled.  Proof of care.  1      0

2/3/17: Value In-Class Assignment

After completing 4 value scales using different shading techniques, use those techniques to draw 3D eggs. One egg should use smooth shading, one should use stippling, and the last can incorporate a combination of hatching and cross hatching. 

*Make sure to include the shadows beneath the eggs to give the illusion of them sitting on a surface.

In-Class Assignment 3

Introduction to Value- 2/2

Unit 2: ValueValue is the lightness and darkness of a color.  For this unit we will focus on Achromatic value (value without color=black and white)In-Class Assignment: Create each of the 4 value scales in your sketchbook

1/30-2/3

Cross Contour Hand Project

Cross contour lines show the dimension of an object.  While drawing cross contour lines, imagine you are showing how the line would travel across the surface of the object you are drawing.  Rounded objects would be depicted using curved lines, but flat objects would be shown with straight lines. 

The Week of January 30th- February 3rd focuses on finishing the line unit.

Week 3 Homework: Due Friday, February 3rd

Week 3: Due Friday, February 3rd

Create a still life and draw it using contour lines and cross contour lines.  A still life must consist of 3 or more objects.  Please draw the contour line of the object AND any details within each object.  

Introduction to Continuous Contour Line

Wednesday, January 24th we began our 2nd Contour Line Drawing.  This project involves drawing an area of the art classroom using one continuous line.

Continuous Contour Line Drawing	4 Strongly Evident	3 Evident	2 Some Evidence	1 Not Apparent
Craftsmanship – Image is neat, clean and complete.  Media is applied neatly with intent and patience.
Technique– Skillful use of continuous contour line.  Line is unbroken to show detail.
Observational Skills – Accurate representation of an area of the classroom.  Student took time to observe and document all details in their chosen area.
Productivity – Efficient use of class time, project shows your best effort.  Focused and worked quietly.
Composition – Image fills the page.  Careful attention to detail.  Chose an interesting area of the room.

           

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Homework Week 2: Due Friday, January 27th

Always follow the rubric below for homework assignments:

1. Composition: Does the subject fill up at least 3/4 of the page? 1      0
2. Line and Value: Is the object drawn accurately and does it display a full range of value? 1      0
3. Details: Is the object detailed?  Is the drawing details? Are the details sharp and clear?  1      0
4. Observation: Was the object drawn from real life observation?  1      0
5. Craftsmanship: Paper is not smudged, ripped, or wrinkled.  Proof of care.  1      0


Week 2: Due Friday, January 27th

Find an object to draw.  You will draw the contour line of the object 50 times.  Each drawing can be a different size, orientation, or view.  Drawings will most like overlap one another.  You may draw the objects randomly or organize them similar to my example below.

Project #1: Contour Line Drawing

Thursday, January 19th:

**you may bring objects from home to draw**

Line Activities

January 18th, 2017

Practice drawing your shoe by doing the following line drawings:

1. From memory- draw from your memory.

2. Opposite Hand- use your non-dominant hand to draw your shoe.

3. Modified-look at your shoe and find a small detail, then look to your paper and draw that detail (if you are looking at your shoe you are NOT drawing, when drawing you are looking only at your paper).

4. Blind- set your sketchbook off to the side and look ONLY at your shoe and draw (no cheating and looking at the paper-- these WILL not look accurate)

5. Contour- really observe all the details and focus on the outer edge of your shoe.

Week 1 Homework

Week 1: Due Friday, January 20th

In your sketchbook, create a collage which shows each element of art.  Please make sure each image you choose is labeled.  Please keep in mind the definition of collage while completing your homework assignments.  Example should be comprised of a variety of magazine cutouts, newspaper cutouts, fabric, and hand-drawn images.

col·lage

kəˈläZH/

noun

1. a piece of art made by sticking various different materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric onto a backing.

   • the art of making collages.
   • a combination or collection of various things.

Feel free to review the PowerPoint from class for review/clarification of the Elements of Art

Collage example

Hand-drawn examples

Introduction to Foreshortening

Introduction to Foreshortening

If you were absent on Thursday, May 4th make sure to view the following PowerPoint and begin the in-class activity drawing in your sketchbook.  Foreshortening will be the LAST unit of the year.

 Foreshortening Powerpoint