WEEK 5 – Page 2 – Illustration One

READ: the following 2 posts on VALUE:

Composition Basics: Value Structure -By Dan dos Santos

http://muddycolors.blogspot.com/2012/08/composition-basics-value-structure.html

We will be using this technique to create digital value roughs in class.

Value & Composition – David Palumbo

http://muddycolors.blogspot.com/2014/07/using-shape-and-value-for-better.html

DO: After reading this post, choose an illustration which you feel makes strong use of value structures and tonal organization. Share it along with a few sentences about why you chose it, who the artist is, and how the artist uses value.

Deconstruct the illustration: Who created it and what process and media do you think they used?
What does Compositional Techniques does the illustrator use?
Why do you consider them effective?

Be sure to read eachother’s observations BEFORE posting your own. Remember… ITS A DISCUSSION. 🙂

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:

CAREFULLY Post your Final Pencil Drawing, along with your 3 Value Studies and a Well Written Description of your working process to the Openlab.
REMEMBER, APPEARANCE COUNTS.
Categorize your post FINAL ART.

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Discussion Week 5: Value