Week Three Classwork

14-Sep | Week 3

Introduction to Composition, Relative Proportion and the Picture Plane. Framing a Composition, Measuring Angles, Ellipses, and Drawing simple forms. NEW: Assignment 3 : Simple forms

Warm up Activity: Blind Contour Drawing

Warm Up Activity: Drawing from Continuous Observation

Warm Up Activity: Imagine you are a key copying machine…. Now draw your keys! Be as accurate as you possibly can.

 

ASSIGNMENT 2 CRIT Contour Drawing of Hands

  • As a group Discuss:

Which drawings feel more successful? Why?

BREAK 15 min

Introduction to Composition

  • Discuss Framing
  • Composition Concepts
    • Balance & Weight
    • Symmetry
    • Asymmetry
    • Balance
    • Movement
    • Rhythm
    • Negative Space
    • Contrast

Activity : Make a View Finder

WORK IN CLASS : Composition

Use your View Finder to frame a composition. Carefully consider your picture plane. Look at your view from multiple points of view. Be the composer of a unique composition that you find visually compelling.

  • Measuring
  • Define Your BASIC UNIT & Using your Body to Measure

 

WORK IN CLASS : Measurement

Change Your point of view of the same subject matter. Try switching desks or simply change the arrangement you see inside your View Finder.

Using your thumb and your pencil, choose a basic unit for your composition. Now sketch your composition, using this basic unit as your frame of reference for relative size.

Activity: Traced Contour Drawing Using Plexi Glass

In class Assignment : Contour Drawing of your Shoes. (30 min)

 

Close Class (15 min)