Project 3 Value: Due Nov 8th

This project will test your ability to describe light as it falls across your still life. As
you know, light reveals a form through a range of values (tones of gray). You will
learn to modify your lights and darks to suit your needs: emphasis, synchronicity,
composition, etc. Choose objects for your still life that tell us a story about you
and arrange them in a way that encourages dialog between the objects, but also
the viewer.

Begin with a piece of white mat board trimmed to 15"x16.5". Turn your mat board
so that the longest dimension (16.5") is running left to right. Measure down 3.25"
and across 3.25" and begin your 8"x10" picture window. You should notice that
your top and side margins measure 3.25", but your bottom margin measures
3.75".

Before you begin, use painter’s tape to mask off the boundaries of your image.
Then use the grid to help you draw the still life inside the picture window. Lightly
block in the proportions with your pencil and then paint it carefully with your black
and white gouache paints. Start off thinly laying in your darkest darks. As you
move up the value scale, lay in the lights with more pigment. The darkest areas
of your painting should be relatively thin; the brightest areas of your painting
should be relatively thick.

HW: Monster Potraits

Project 2: Line Examples

Project 2: Line Due Oct 18th

You can start with two pieces of 15"x20" illustration board and cut 3“ from
the bottom (preferred) or you can begin with an over-sized piece of mat board
and trim it down to two 15"x17" boards. Next, you should lightly draw an 9"x12"


Take one of your black and white photographs and draw a grid on it. Your
grid should divide the picture into fourths, so in effect, you will end up
with sixteen rectangles. By dividing your portrait into smaller pieces,
you should be able to manage the proportions of your head as you draw it
on both pieces of your 15"x17" board. Use contour lines only to illustrate
yourself on one board, with the other, choose between cross-hatching and
cross-contour. Cover with tracing paper.