Interior (Surface) Contour Still life

 

We had to draw the still life that had grids of lines projected on it. In this drawin I used actual lines because the lines vary greatly in weight and character. It depended on where the light was more or least on, and also the darkness of the shadows. The still life figure changed the straight lines into curvilinear lines; the vase had a round surface, and the grid lines emphasized the curviness of the vase. The grid lines made us see the different surfaces the still life objects had.

Crosshatching Seated boy

This a drawing of the seated boy by George Seurat, we did crosshatching to build up the different value changes. The method for the crosshatching seated boy was to use close parallel lines to create the illusion of shade, shadow, and volume. Adding little lines  results in lighter values. In contrast, adding more parallel lines on certain areas creates darker values. The media is crosshatching, we used crosshatching to show the light, neutral, and dark values within the drawing.

Controversial Issue Drawing Journal/Reflection (using Haring like symbols)

Pos/Neg Still Life

Upside Down Picasso

 



The concept is that drawing upside down forces us to use the right side of our brain and therefore it trains us to really see the shapes and lines of the picture, instead of what the drawing is about. This will then direct us to avoid common objects and symbols like eyes, ears, arms and so forth. It makes us study the lengths, curves, distances of the lines and not the images we are familiar with. This exercise helps our minds develop the ability to distinguish lines and shapes and their connection to one another. The media is contour line drawing.

Keith Haring Drawing