Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Art I Foreshortening in Figure Study

Art I started drawing foreshortened classmate figure drawings today. Here are some pics of their progress. 

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Art II Acrylic Paint Study of Starry Night

Art I Negative Shape Drawings

In this project, Art I students were given a still-life with several open shapes. When drawing the still-life, they were told only to draw the negative shapes at first. This is usually difficult for students because it reverses the way they view their surroundings, which is why some of the objects look disproportioned. After drawing the negative shapes, they were then allowed to finish the positive shapes by drawing an outline around them. Finally, they create a color pattern in the background with markers, crayons, or colored pencils.