We will start with a toned canvas that will represent our mid value. With a large brush, paint an even coat of burnt sienna over entire canvas and let dry. Follow the tutorial using a white charcoal pencil to draw in the areas of highlight to shadow. Paint wet to wet to get the best blending possible. largest brush possible to do the job. use water to blend, keep brushes in water to keep from letting paint dry into brush wash brush thoroughly! Vocabulary Hue: the color that is being used Tint: Hue with white added Shade: Hue with black added Tone: Hue with various grays or compliments added Luminosity: the intensity or glow of the color EQ: How do skill and technique enable the creative process? In a painting, the final work reflects the presence or absence of a well-established preliminary drawing, and can only be as good as any mistake, disproportion, or incorrectness that exists in the planning phase. Often is is hard to tell where the painting begins and the drawing ends as the structure becomes a medium of expression that is integrated into the painting. The sketch should be based on just a few shapes that help distribute the different elements on the model on the surface of the paper. That is why the preliminary drawing looks so schematic. LIke this: Now you try with both of the two photographs The same works for architecture and landscape. This time, identify the geometric structures that will help to organize the experience with consideration for the positive and negative space. Try cropping in. Save these drawings for future painting subjects.
Our first assignment will be to create a name card that illustrates the illusion of depth/ volume through shading. Reference the alphabets below to paint your name using a gradated value as you would a sphere. These letter need to look 3D! Your name should be on 9"x12" bristol card stock or primed blotter paper, folded in half length wise (horzontally, hot dog style, 4-1/2" x 12") 30 points, see rubric below. |
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