Week 3: Value and Shading

(our still life-inspiration for the drawings)

This week we are working with the idea of shading/value. Many of the artists here are working on a still life charcoal drawing. Drawing a still life is a process, it is all about refining, so we will be working on these pieces next week as well. Along with still life drawing, some artists are working on a drawing that uses stippling. The graphic designers in this studio just finished personal logos (which you can see in the above image). Check back at the "Gallery" within the next couple of weeks to see pictures of the finished works.


landscape paintings from last week:

Week 2: Inspirational Landscape

It was such a beautiful day we decided to head out by the pond to create paintings inspired by the landscape. Once the paintings are dry we are going back into them with pen & ink to create detail and value by cross-hatching and stippling.








*on a side note: the pattern drawings and typography drawings turned out great! If you would like to see them click "Gallery" on the right side of the page.

Week 1: Introduction to Line

gesture drawing-This quick drawing captures the energy and movement of the subject. It does not necessarily have to be realistic. Gesture drawings are often very expressive and allow one the
freedom to loosen up and not worry about small details.

contour drawing- Outline of the object and interior parts of the object, really just the basics showing the object without any shading.

variable contour drawing/value- Vary the width of the contour line to give emphasis and weight to the line. It gives the illusion of the line having more.

cross contour drawing- Cross contour lines are parallel lines that curve over an object’s surface in a vertical or horizontal manner (or both) and reveal the item’s surface characteristics.

blind contour drawing- Blind contour drawings are those created by looking only at the subject, and not the paper while drawing.

It was a wonderful first class.
Everyone did an amazing job and I'm looking forward to what the rest of the semester will bring.