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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

Photorealism & Colored Pencil

2/4/2019

 
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What is PHOTOREALISM?
  • An American art movement of the late 1960s/early 1970s.
  • A painting style based on photographs, although there are also Photorealist sculptors.
  • Photorealists believed that people saw photographic images as "more real than" the actual objects themselves...
    • So, they  painted as if they saw the world through the lens of a camera, not through their own eyes.
  • For this reason, the artists were often DETACHED from the subject; their work was “just a reproduction” vs. a personal or emotional expression of the subject.
  • Their technically skilled work was so detailed and accurate that it was often mistaken for photography.
    • Unlike most photographs, however, photorealist paintings often (not always) portrayed multiple focal points in clear focus.
    • To do this, they used multiple photos to create what the viewer would see as one scene on the canvas.
​Watch the video below to learn/see more:
OBJECTIVES:

1. Review color theory 
2. Learn and practice a variety of colored pencil techniques
3. Learn about the American art movement, Photorealism, and artists who work in this style.
4. Recreate an image in a Photorealistic manner, using knowledge of color theory and colored pencil techniques.
5. Prepare for
 a painting/mixed media project in Q4, which will require you to paint one element of the work (just one!)  in a Photorealistic manner.

DIRECTIONS:
  1. Complete the Colored Pencil Worksheet to gain a comfort level with mixing, layering, and texturizing colors.
  2. Select a 2" x 2" magazine square that has a variety of unique colors AND textures.
  3. Copy the image with exacting detail by using the best colored pencil techniques coupled with a clear focus on COLOR (hue, value, intensity).
  4. Mount the magazine square with the finished drawing; squint to compare the two and make needed adjustments.
CURIOUS? Find out more: 
  • Important Photorealists:
    • Richard Estes
    • Ralph Goings
    • Audrey Flack
  • What Photorealism is called NOW:
    • Hyperrealism
    • Hyperrealistic colored pencil drawings of blobs of paint!
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