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....