Foundation Drawing

Professor Lara Antal | COMD1123, D038 | Fall 2023

Author: Lara Antal (Page 2 of 5)

9th Week | OCT 26

October 26, 2023 / / 0 Comments 
Bring to Class: Nothing! Mid-terms & sketchbooks will be handed back.

WARM UP: Morning Still Life

ACTIVITY: Story Time
Using charcoal and newsprint, draw blank three panels. You will be creating a story through three images, drawn from objects and people you observe within the classroom. Place them in any order to create your own narrative.

  • One image must be a drawing of your classmate from life.
  • One must be an image of an object.
  • One must be a drawing of a part of the environment/room.

When we finish we will present our stories!

15 min Break

Lecture: Figure Drawing – Structural

ACTIVITY: Shapes & Armature

  • Draw the figure as shapes
  • Draw the figure as armature
  • Draw a live model as shapes
  • Drawn live model as armature

DUE NEXT WEEK:

9. Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner…

October 26, 2023 / / 0 Comments

Except for today…

Using your 18″x 24″ drawing pad and charcoal, draw a FULL BODY figure drawing from a live model or reference you stage yourself. The figure must be posed in a corner and you must draw the environment surrounding them.

Use a full range of values and a light source to create interesting shadows.

9. Armature in Motion

October 26, 2023 / / 0 Comments

Fill 4 pages in your sketchbook, each page dedicated to a sequence of motion (4x types of motion in total.) This could be an ice skater, a boxer, someone hitting a baseball bat, etc. (google the phrase “motion sequence of a…” to find references.)

Draw at least 3 images from these sequences, drawing the figure as armatures. Look at the structure of each pose, the key anatomical landmarks, and how the weight is distributed in the figure. Make this as accurate as possible!

TIPS:

  • Print out your reference. Feel free to mark the printout with the anatomical landmark points.
  • Try to pick the most dynamic poses of the movement.

8th Week | OCT 19

October 19, 2023 / / 1 Comment 
BRING TO CLASS: Midterm Portfolio, Midterm Sketchbook, Sketchbook Assignment 7

Today we are taking our in-class midterm!

Students must complete the written and drawn portions to receive a grade.

We will also be handing in our midterm portfolios & midterm sketchbooks.

Class ends early after completing in-class work.

DUE NEXT WEEK:

Nothing, enjoy!

7th Week | OCT 12

October 12, 2023 / / 0 Comments 
Bring to Class: Assignment 6

WARM UP: Morning Still Life

ACTIVITY: Commute Drawing
Sketch something you remember from your commute: an image, fellow commuters, or the physical space you were in. Anything that stuck in your brain. Draw from memory to the best of your ability.

ASSIGNMENT 6 CRIT: Spooky Self-Portrait

15 min Break

Lecture: The 5 Perceptual Skills of Drawing: The Whole Form
Pass out the study guide.

ACTIVITY: Sketch a Skeleton

  • Draw using only contour lines
  • Draw skeleton & background
  • Draw ONLY the negative space
  • Draw ONLY the shadows on the form
  • Draw from a toned paper

DUE NEXT WEEK:

  • MID-TERM SKETCHBOOK is due next week.
  • MID-TERM PORTFOLIO is due next week.

    Prepare 5-7 DRAWINGS to hand in as your Mid-term portfolio. Make any adjustments or improvements to better the work (and your grade!)

    Must be handed in as a flat bundle: in a portfolio or envelope.




MIDTERM

October 11, 2023 / / 0 Comments

Exam:

Your Midterm consists of a Written and a Drawn Portion. 

The Written Portion we reviewed during class. 

The Drawn Portion is one still-life drawing, drawn to the best of your ability.

Perceptual-Skills-Midterm-Study-GuideDownload

Mid-Term Sketchbook:

Be sure you have completed all previous weeks’ sketchbook prompts and feel free to include additional sketches.

Mid-Term Portfolio:

This is a curated portfolio of 5-7 DRAWINGS of your best work. This can be homework assignments or in-class drawings.

Take this as an opportunity to improve drawings. Go with quality over quantity. Be sure the work looks neat – presentation counts!

The work MUST be bundled together, either in a portfolio ( like this option) or an envelope.  Be sure your name is on your portfolio.

I will NOT accept LOOSE PAPERS.

6th Week | OCT 4

October 5, 2023 / / 0 Comments 
Bring to Class: Sketchbook - Quiz | Assignment 5 - Simple Forms with Value

WARM UP: Morning Still Life

Discuss:

  • Last week’s recap. Go over in-class exercises, value scales, simple forms.

Video: Vincent Bal – Shadowology , John Muntean – Shadow Sculptures

ACTIVITY: Break into groups. Stage a shadow still life by using a direct light source and cast a shadow. Draw the shadow, either as a contour outline or shaded form, and use that shape as the base for your own whimsical creation!

ASSIGNMENT 5 CRIT: Simple Forms with Value

  • Review pre-visualization thumbnails: composition and value sketches.
  • Review drawings

Break 15 min

Lecture: Light & Shadow

Video: Seeing Light & Shadows in Everyday Life

DEMO: Charcoal Techniques

  • Carve with your wand (compressed charcoal)
  • Toned paper (vine charcoal & tissue)
  • Texture
  • Taping off edges

ACTIVITY: Sketch a Skeleton

  • Draw ONLY the negative space
  • Draw ONLY the shadows on the form
  • Draw from a toned paper

DUE NEXT WEEK:

  • Sketchbook: NONE – hand in your sketchbook to grade quizzes 
  • Drawing Assignment – Week 6: Spooky Self-Portrait

6. Spooky Self-Portrait

October 5, 2023 / / 0 Comments 
Drawing Assignment Week 6

It’s officially October so it’s time to see ourselves in a spookier light… literally.

Using 18″x 24″ drawing pad and charcoal, create a self-portrait drawn from life that utilizes a direct light source. Use your light to create a dramatic or scary portrait.

First, set up your lighting using a lamp, flashlight, selfie ring light, etc.

Next, using a mirror, draw yourself from life. Use your charcoal to create a full range of values. Describe the details of your face and the unique shadows the light casts. Be specific, we want to see how YOUR face looks under these bold lighting conditions.

TIPS:

  • Try to block out ambient light sources. Turn off the lights, close the blinds, etc. to make the direct light source more effective.
  • GO SLOW to try and capture details, highlights, and shadows.
  • No white backgrounds! Create a soft background or use tones.
  • Try toning the paper and erase to create soft highlights.
Get Spooked with Classic Horror Movies on FilmOn TV
Boris Karloff in Frankensein (1931)
Vincent Price in The Bat (1959)
Janet Leigh in Psycho (1960)
Кадр из фильма «Ночь живых мертвецов»
Duane Jones in Night of the Living Dead (1968)
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night' Defangs the Patriarchy
Sheila Vand in a Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)

Gustave Courbet's “The Desperate Man” Is the Ultimate Self-Portrait of the Artist as Mad Genius | Artsy
Gustave Courbet, The Desperate Man, 1843–45

Of interest:
Lighting in Horror Films – brief article & video

5th Week | SEPT 28

September 28, 2023 / / 0 Comments 
BRING TO CLASS:
Assignment 4 - Self-Portrait Through Objects

Value & Simple Forms

WARM UP: Morning Still Life

Discuss:

  • The progress of your take-home quiz. Any questions, or issues?
  • The reading Porpotions: Taking the Measure of Things. What is drawing from the midpoint? How do you draw using plumb and level? How did you measure in your drawing assignment?

ASSIGNMENT 4 CRIT: Self-Portrait with Objects

Discuss: Simple forms inherit in complex objects. Reference image below.

form-objectsDownload


ACTIVITY: Warm-ups & Simple Forms

Lecture: The 5 Perceptual Skills of Drawing: Perception of Shadow & Light

  • What is Value?
  • Why is Value so important?
  • Value Scales & Shading Simple Forms
  • Observing Light and Shadow

Video: Art Institute of Chicago – Light & Shadow

ACTIVITY: Create 5 Value Scale

ACTIVITY: Practice Using the 5 Value System to render 3 dimensional forms. Use class props for reference.  Try Cubes, Spheres, Prisms, and oblongs. Try moving the Light source as well.

ACTIVITY: Start working on the Simple Forms with Value assignment.

  • Set up a specific still life with a light source.
  • Create the two thumbnails in your sketchbook, one for composition, one for value. Make sure these are complete before moving on to the final drawing.

DUE NEXT WEEK:

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