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Art 2 Projects

Class projects will cover a variety of skills, media, and content. We will start with an  drawing project as a foundation on which to review and then build additional skills and knowledge. This page will contain important details, resources, and information related to each project. It is your responsibility to use this page to help guide and reinforce your learning.

Left: Birth of a Crane, Erika Chu

Art 2 Gallery

Figure Drawing

1/29/2018

 

Chiaroscuro

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The human form has been studied, drawn, and sculpted throughout history. It is easy to understand, then, why figure drawing is an art class staple. Drawing the figure from life will allow you to synthesize the relationships between form and light and will enable you to capture the illusion of three dimensional space on a two dimensional picture plane. 

Instead of working with a black medium on a white surface, as is typical, you will be challenged to “draw with light” and WITHOUT LINES! This method will test your ability to understand how light creates form. REPEAT: THIS IS NOT A LINE DRAWING.

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HELPFUL  RESOURCES:
  • Drawing the Figure 
  • Drawing Lab
  • Cartoon Fundamentals: How to Draw a Cartoon Body
Let's review. In Art 1, you learn gesture drawing, sketching a simplified yet proportionally accurate skeleton figure that captures the action of a pose quickly: 
Now, how can you make your figure drawings DYNAMIC? Watch here, as a boring stance gets turned into one with interest and movement:
Chiaroscuro (light/dark) - How to "draw with light" on a dark ground (no outlines here!):

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