Final Pencil Drawing & 3 Value Studies

• Refine and finalize your drawing based on feedback and suggestions you have received.
  • Do not shade your drawing. Focus on drawing clean line art only.
  • Do tape off the edges of your composition.
• Edit your drawing by using photo editing software.
  • Scan or Carefully Photograph final art.
  • Adjust Brightness and Contrast
  • Carefully Crop Art
  • Save your Artwork as a HighRez file (to continue working on)
  • Save a Copy as a LoRez file (to post to Openlab)

Value Studies:

REVIEW: Value Studies Step By Step

• Create fill in sheets for Value Studies using one of the following methods:
  • Using a Adobe PS, copy/paste your design to create a fill in sheet.
  • You may PRINT this and fill in with pencils or markers, OR use Adobe PS/ or Procreate etc. to digitally color in your values.
  • Copy your drawing on a Photocopier and reduce it’s size. Create fill in sheets of your design to fill in by hand.
• Color each Value Study.
  • Create one Lo-Key, one Middle-Key and one High-Key Design.
  • Consider Focal Points, Image Hierarchy, and Contrast.

DUE NEXT WEEK:

• Post your Final Pencil Drawing, along with your 3 Value Studies and a description of your work to the Openlab.
• Categorize your post Work in Progress.

Tight Pencil Sketch

• Decide on your strongest concept sketch with your Art Director.
• Refine your design based on feedback and suggestions you recieved.
• Strengthen your drawing by using photo reference.
• Finalize the pencil drawing.
  • Draw final art on bristol board.
  • Use a printer/ copier to enlarge drawings and reference materials.
  • Use a lightbox or graphite transfer paper to transfer drawings.
  • Work at approximately 50% larger than final art size .
  • Do not shade your drawing. Focus on drawing clean line art only.

• EXAMPLES:

DUE NEXT WEEK:

• Post your Tight Pencil Sketch, along with a description to the Openlab.
• Categorize your post Work in Progress.

Concept Sketches

• Decide on your top 2-3 thumbnail sketches.
  • Choose based on feedback you received from your Art Director (In this case ME.) and your peers, as well as your own passion and design sense.

• Research additional reference images needed and add to your Pinterest board of inspiration for Assignment One. Collect any reference images needed to fully realize each design concept.
• Create mock-ups using digital media to aide in rapid work.
• Sketch 2-3 Concept Sketches.

EXAMPLES:

Compare in these examples the Approved Thumbnail sketch and the corresponding Concept Sketch. Consider where changes were made.

DUE NEXT WEEK:

• Post your Concept Sketches, carefully labeled and a Link to your updated Pinterest board, along with a description to Openlab.
• Categorize your post Work in Progress.