Class-
The final images are to be finished for next week. Either bring in the final or the piece in process if you haven't finished it yet.We can only learn if we have teh art to look at in process. If you want to get in touch with me during the week for tips and advice, email me here: steveart1@gmail.com
Here are some helpful tips for finishing your work this week:
If you want to enlarge your drawing for the final( or you just don't want to paint over a nice finished drawing), you can do one of several things. You can grid your drawings and resize from there: if you draw a half inch grid on the original and then a full inch grid on your new paper, you can transfer the drawing square by square to the new paper. This will double the size of your image, making it large enough for using a lot of paint.
Another option is the Artograph machines on the second floor of Shaeffer. They are located behind the classrooms there you can access them by going into one of the classrooms and going to the door at the back. There should be several machines. they will project your drawing down onto a table so you can trace them down onto a new sheet of paper. You can resize the piece by lifting the artograph up which expands the projection.
Some people will use these machines to trace their photos or sketches down, which is a possibility as well.
I have recommended some books and help for projects before, but I'm going to give you a few more links and artists to look up:
Look up :
James Gurney
Tony Diterlizzi
MuddyColors Blog
Dan DosSantos
Sam Weber
Donato Giancola
Drew Struzan
Peter Deseve
There are a lot more illustrators to look up! Post new ones on the comments section on the blog.
*******Drew Struzan, CF.Payne and many other illustrators have online demonstrations of their techniques. Many of these techniques allow for the artist to see the drawings through the paint as they go along so they don't lose the designs they worked so hard to draw underneath. Many of these involve, applying the paint thinly and building the picture up. All of these require extremely solid finished drawings.
•••• Check out these videos for demonstrations and interviews with artists!
http://societyillustrators.org/VideoArchive.aspx
Friday, September 28, 2012
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Link to photos
I linked to the photos at the bottom of the last post last Thursday, but I noticed that some people were having trouble finding the link. Here it is again:
photo reference for Traveler piece
photo reference for Traveler piece
Friday, September 21, 2012
The Traveler Part 1 Assignment and Link to reference
The Traveler- Three images
First do some thumbnails based on the images and photos from the shoot. There should be somewhere between 10 and 20 thumbnails exploring your ideas for the piece. Choose your image and the reference you'll need from the thumbnails and think about the story you are trying to portray.
Second: get reference for any and all background elements you will be adding to this piece. Remember Reference is KEY! Try to match the lighting situation from the figure to the background in the reference. If you need to, go out to the campus or greater syracuse or research in the library to find good backgrounds. Google is only one option and is not the best. There are more images out there in books and other media (film can be helpful as well try taking screen shots of backgrounds)
Image 1 should be a pretty sharp copy of the original photo image of the model that you are going to use for reference. It should be a tonally representative image. complete to the borders of the image.
Image 2 Take your first image put your reference away and draw from the first image you drew. Try to use your knowledge of the model, your sketches and your ideas and exaggerations to give life to the representation from the first drawing. This should feel one step removed from the reference yet still be a complete drawing.
Image 3 Now get your background references and put them together with your figure drawing. Put them together into a finished pencil drawing that will be the basis for the image we be taking to finish later on. This should be a tonally complete image with background foreground and mid ground elements expressing a story.
All three images should be 9x12 with at least a half an inch border all around( 10 x 13) and be done in pencil or other dry medium that allow for tonal treatment.
All three drawings will be due at the beginning of class next week along with all the references and materials you will need to work on a more developed pencil/drymedium piece in class after we have analyzed and spoken about it and put together a plan for the final image together.
First do some thumbnails based on the images and photos from the shoot. There should be somewhere between 10 and 20 thumbnails exploring your ideas for the piece. Choose your image and the reference you'll need from the thumbnails and think about the story you are trying to portray.
Second: get reference for any and all background elements you will be adding to this piece. Remember Reference is KEY! Try to match the lighting situation from the figure to the background in the reference. If you need to, go out to the campus or greater syracuse or research in the library to find good backgrounds. Google is only one option and is not the best. There are more images out there in books and other media (film can be helpful as well try taking screen shots of backgrounds)
Image 1 should be a pretty sharp copy of the original photo image of the model that you are going to use for reference. It should be a tonally representative image. complete to the borders of the image.
Image 2 Take your first image put your reference away and draw from the first image you drew. Try to use your knowledge of the model, your sketches and your ideas and exaggerations to give life to the representation from the first drawing. This should feel one step removed from the reference yet still be a complete drawing.
Image 3 Now get your background references and put them together with your figure drawing. Put them together into a finished pencil drawing that will be the basis for the image we be taking to finish later on. This should be a tonally complete image with background foreground and mid ground elements expressing a story.
All three images should be 9x12 with at least a half an inch border all around( 10 x 13) and be done in pencil or other dry medium that allow for tonal treatment.
All three drawings will be due at the beginning of class next week along with all the references and materials you will need to work on a more developed pencil/drymedium piece in class after we have analyzed and spoken about it and put together a plan for the final image together.
Here's the link to the photo reference n a google folder. Let me know if there are any problems accessing them.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
The Traveler Project Due Thursday Sept 27th
The Traveler- Three images
First do some thumbnails based on the images and photos from the shoot. There should be somewhere between 10 and 20 thumbnails exploring your ideas for the piece. Choose your image and the reference you'll need from the thumbnails and think about the story you are trying to portray.
Second: get reference for any and all background elements you will be adding to this piece. Remember Reference is KEY! Try to match the lighting situation from the figure to the background in the reference. If you need to, go out to the campus or greater syracuse or research in the library to find good backgrounds. Google is only one option and is not the best. There are more images out there in books and other media (film can be helpful as well try taking screen shots of backgrounds)
Image 1 should be a pretty sharp copy of the original photo image of the model that you are going to use for reference. It should be a tonally representative image. complete to the borders of the image.
Image 2 Take your first image put your reference away and draw from the first image you drew. Try to use your knowledge of the model, your sketches and your ideas and exaggerations to give life to the representation from the first drawing. This should feel one step removed from the reference yet still be a complete drawing.
Image 3 Now get your background references and put them together with your figure drawing. Put them together into a finished pencil drawing that will be the basis for the image we be taking to finish later on. This should be a tonally complete image with background foreground and mid ground elements expressing a story.
All three images should be 9x12 with at least a half an inch border all around( 10 x 13) and be done in pencil or other dry medium that allow for tonal treatment.
All three drawings will be due at the beginning of class next week along with all the references and materials you will need to work on a more developed pencil/drymedium piece in class after we have analyzed and spoken about it and put together a plan for the final image together.
First do some thumbnails based on the images and photos from the shoot. There should be somewhere between 10 and 20 thumbnails exploring your ideas for the piece. Choose your image and the reference you'll need from the thumbnails and think about the story you are trying to portray.
Second: get reference for any and all background elements you will be adding to this piece. Remember Reference is KEY! Try to match the lighting situation from the figure to the background in the reference. If you need to, go out to the campus or greater syracuse or research in the library to find good backgrounds. Google is only one option and is not the best. There are more images out there in books and other media (film can be helpful as well try taking screen shots of backgrounds)
Image 1 should be a pretty sharp copy of the original photo image of the model that you are going to use for reference. It should be a tonally representative image. complete to the borders of the image.
Image 2 Take your first image put your reference away and draw from the first image you drew. Try to use your knowledge of the model, your sketches and your ideas and exaggerations to give life to the representation from the first drawing. This should feel one step removed from the reference yet still be a complete drawing.
Image 3 Now get your background references and put them together with your figure drawing. Put them together into a finished pencil drawing that will be the basis for the image we be taking to finish later on. This should be a tonally complete image with background foreground and mid ground elements expressing a story.
All three images should be 9x12 with at least a half an inch border all around( 10 x 13) and be done in pencil or other dry medium that allow for tonal treatment.
All three drawings will be due at the beginning of class next week along with all the references and materials you will need to work on a more developed pencil/drymedium piece in class after we have analyzed and spoken about it and put together a plan for the final image together.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Thursday September 20th Ill 261 Class
Hey everyone-
I am looking forward to seeing your finished pieces from last week and I wanted to give you an update on tommorow. Our Syllabus has changed a bit since we took the extra week, but now I have to adjust what we're planning.
Tommorow, Bring in your:
pencils( colored and regular inking materials and whatever other media you feel comfortable with along with: Your sketchbook( which I am going to check for sketches and such), Good paper for using these media( watercolor, bristol etc) as well a camera (or cell camera) We will be workign with models.
The Theme for the next assignment will be a bit different from the Syllabus It will be "The Traveler." If you have anything interesting to bring regarding that theme as a prop please bring anything you can. Suitcases, special watches, clocks etc, anything that could denote an interesting Traveler. This theme is meant to be wide open enough that you will be able to really sink your teeth into ideas. It can be a social piece or a science fiction piece, as long as it involves a Traveler. Please let everyone know about this change to the assignment if you see them.
I am looking forward to seeing your finished pieces from last week and I wanted to give you an update on tommorow. Our Syllabus has changed a bit since we took the extra week, but now I have to adjust what we're planning.
Tommorow, Bring in your:
pencils( colored and regular inking materials and whatever other media you feel comfortable with along with: Your sketchbook( which I am going to check for sketches and such), Good paper for using these media( watercolor, bristol etc) as well a camera (or cell camera) We will be workign with models.
The Theme for the next assignment will be a bit different from the Syllabus It will be "The Traveler." If you have anything interesting to bring regarding that theme as a prop please bring anything you can. Suitcases, special watches, clocks etc, anything that could denote an interesting Traveler. This theme is meant to be wide open enough that you will be able to really sink your teeth into ideas. It can be a social piece or a science fiction piece, as long as it involves a Traveler. Please let everyone know about this change to the assignment if you see them.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Drawing books
Andrew Loomis has written and illustrated many great books on drawing and illustration. Here is a link to one of them: http://illustrationisland.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/andrew-loomis-figure-drawing-for-all-its-worth.pdf
It's a great book and you can learn a lot simply from the examples!
It's a great book and you can learn a lot simply from the examples!
Skull reference
If anyone is interested, I've posted a huge amount of skull reference photos here. Try some skull drawings out in your sketchbook if you are looking for subject matter. Here is the link:(let me know if it's broken please)
http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/69405673@N05/sets/72157627978829489/
http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/69405673@N05/sets/72157627978829489/
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Class #2 September 6th!!!
Important! Along with your regular materials(Sketchbook paper and homework) bring along photos( or an accesible link) to photos of an animal that we can share in class! .Try to get the animal from multiple angles and perspectives and try to get as much detail as possible on your animal. I'll try to bring in materials as well.
9/06 Class #2
Crit. - B&W self-portrait.
In- Class Drawing from a model( or photo depending on model availability) Learning storytelling through character movement as well as drawing personality from your model. We’ll be doing drawings and photos which we will use for reference for homework assignment
Discuss - Figure proportions, head & hands, value scale, light and shadow, Storytelling, personality anthropomorphism, and Illustration process.
Assignment - Person to Animal Transformation Portrait
• Take photos and drawings of models from class, as well as find good reference of an animal (any animal you like, preferably one that strikes you as having a similar personality as the model.)
• Do five 3 x 4 thumbnails( in class) and expand on those for composition.
• Then draw one “realistic” 9 x 12 pencil drawing( on good paper) direct from your model reference; both photos and drawings from class( supplementing any missing parts from other photos or life drawings if necessary)
• Second, draw another similar pencil drawing to the first using only the first drawing as reference( putting the photos away)
• Third, take your second drawing, and your animal reference and draw a third picture on good paper at 12 x 18 in which you fuse the animal with the person. make an animal-like person or even go so far as to make an anthropomorphized animal with the characteristics of your model.
• Trim and mount the images onto a single sheet of 15” X 20”, 20” X 30” or 30”X40” neutral colored board (black, grey. white, or brown) for presentation. Bring in Animal reference for Critique.
Sketchbook assignment: Draw twenty hands either yours or another’s focusing on gesture and line. Allow room to draw 2 per page no more. Alternately, if you can catch the bus, go the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. You could find the animal you are looking to use and draw it in the environment there as well as photograph it for future reference.
For Next Week: Bring cameras and sketchbooks as well as more animal reference to class next week. If you have any clothing that could be used as a Renaissance era costume or reference, bring it in!
Check out these artists: James Gurney, Tony Diterlizzi, Peter DeSeve, Claire Wendling, Brian Ajhar, Dr. Seuss, Juanjo Guarnido Thomas Nast, Justin Gerard, etc....
9/06 Class #2
Crit. - B&W self-portrait.
In- Class Drawing from a model( or photo depending on model availability) Learning storytelling through character movement as well as drawing personality from your model. We’ll be doing drawings and photos which we will use for reference for homework assignment
Discuss - Figure proportions, head & hands, value scale, light and shadow, Storytelling, personality anthropomorphism, and Illustration process.
Assignment - Person to Animal Transformation Portrait
• Take photos and drawings of models from class, as well as find good reference of an animal (any animal you like, preferably one that strikes you as having a similar personality as the model.)
• Do five 3 x 4 thumbnails( in class) and expand on those for composition.
• Then draw one “realistic” 9 x 12 pencil drawing( on good paper) direct from your model reference; both photos and drawings from class( supplementing any missing parts from other photos or life drawings if necessary)
• Second, draw another similar pencil drawing to the first using only the first drawing as reference( putting the photos away)
• Third, take your second drawing, and your animal reference and draw a third picture on good paper at 12 x 18 in which you fuse the animal with the person. make an animal-like person or even go so far as to make an anthropomorphized animal with the characteristics of your model.
• Trim and mount the images onto a single sheet of 15” X 20”, 20” X 30” or 30”X40” neutral colored board (black, grey. white, or brown) for presentation. Bring in Animal reference for Critique.
Sketchbook assignment: Draw twenty hands either yours or another’s focusing on gesture and line. Allow room to draw 2 per page no more. Alternately, if you can catch the bus, go the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. You could find the animal you are looking to use and draw it in the environment there as well as photograph it for future reference.
For Next Week: Bring cameras and sketchbooks as well as more animal reference to class next week. If you have any clothing that could be used as a Renaissance era costume or reference, bring it in!
Check out these artists: James Gurney, Tony Diterlizzi, Peter DeSeve, Claire Wendling, Brian Ajhar, Dr. Seuss, Juanjo Guarnido Thomas Nast, Justin Gerard, etc....
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