Example of the Recomposition Project

A student example of the recomposition assignment from Fall 2010.
Source images from Da Vinci, Sargent, and Hokusai.

Example of Pinecone Still life

Student example from Fall 2010

Example of Assignment 2

A student example of the negative space assignment:

Assignment 1 Contour

Here is a student example of the first assignment on contour drawing.


Roger Amos, Fall 2010

All contour drawing using pencil and two primacolor pencils.

Intro to Perspective

Aerial perspective: creates a sense of space through depicting the effects of atmospheric conditions

these conditions effect our perception of shape,color,texture,value, and size

Linear perspective: is the theory developed in the Renaissance based on the observation that parallel lines converge as they move into space.

*the point where they converge is the Vanishing Point

When drawing from life, the scene is translated from a set viewing position. The viewer's eye-level establishes the Horizon line: an imaginary horizontal line parallel to the viewers eyes.

The vanishing point or points are set on the horizon line.

1 point perspective


1 point perspective is usually used in situations in which the subject is parallel or perpendicular to the picture plane.

2 point perspective- uses 2 vanishing points. 2 vanishing points are used when the subject(s) are oblique (slanting/sloping lines and planes that are neither parallel nor perpendicular) to the picture plane.

To be continued...

Light and Shadow

Learning the rules that light and shadow obey, will help you understand what you are seeing and make it easier to draw!



Highlight: the area facing the light source and receiving the most light.

Halftone: the transition between your highlight and shadow.

Core Shadow: the darkest area of an object.

Reflected Light: light from the source bounces off an object and creates a light area within the shadow, but it is never bright as the highlight.

Cast Shadow: the silhouette of an object projected opposite the light source.



*Don't forget: reflected light is never as bright as your lighted area.*

Texture

So far in class we have worked with line, shape, and value.
This week we introduced another of the elements of art: Texture.

From 200 Projects by Valerie Colston

Remember there are three kinds of texture:
Actual, Simulated, and Invented.

Which kind of texture are we working with for our pinecone still life? For extra credit: Email me the answer and explain.

**Don't forget when dealing with a volumetric form you must be careful to not use your texture in such a way as to flatten out your object.**

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