Week 11: COLOR THEORY

Home-work for the weeks of  October 29 - November 5, 2015
Assignments Due: November 5, 2015

SEMESTER PROJECT #2: Choose your product/business
Start gathering ads, packaging, and/or photos for your project.

Remember, if you have any questions about these assignments,
please contact Mrs. Z at mrsz@gmx.com. Don't wait until it's too late!

INSPIRATION
Please catch up on your reading through page 83 in Art and the Bible by Francis Schaeffer.  Remember to highlight and/or underline your favorite parts or passages that speak to you. We will be discussing pages 49-83 on November 5th. That's a lot of pages we'll be covering, so if there's something that really stuck out to you, be sure to mark it clearly so that we don't skip by it. You might even want to put a bookmark on that page or a post-it.

VOCABULARY
This week's vocabulary words have been added to our Quizlet. Click here if you still need to join the class: https://quizlet.com/join/tJ49SA5AG. There will be a quiz on these words next week.

ELEMENT OF ART - COLOR

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CLAUDE MONET

Windmill at Zaandam by Claude Monet (click to enlarge)

** Remember: Drawing is 50% observation *** 

PRACTICE DRAWING:

Pay close attention to the use of the elements you've learned so far: space, line quality, texture, shape, form, value, and color. Also, remember to apply the principles of art you've learned so far: contrast, unity, balance, and rhythm. You should spend around 30-45 minutes on each drawing. 

DAY ONE: This exercise is to challenge yourself to think outside the box.Using ONE line only, draw a scene—it can be anywhere (e.g., outdoors, in your bedroom, in your living room, etc.). Begin the line in the foreground and work your way into the background. This line will be very long and take on many characteristics. Do not limit yourself with extra rules. The line may cross and crisscross, wiggle, jiggle, or fly back and forth across the page as you observe what is in front of you.

DAY TWO: Search outdoors for a scene where objects overlap. Use charcoal to draw the scene. As you redraw lines, you can wipe out the charcoal lines with a soft chamois cloth (about 5x5 in.) rather than use a kneaded eraser. It will pick up some of the charcoal, but not all of it, so that you can still see the lines—only lighter. Draw back over the lines until your drawing is as you want it. You will notice that as you wipe out more lines, a soft layer of charcoal builds up. These areas can be quite attractive. Many artists draw and redraw when using charcoal just to create the gray tone. 

DAY THREE: Before starting this assignment, please make sure you (1) watch the video below paying attention to how to create a neutral background with your charcoal, (2) read the "Technique Instructions," and (3) follow these instructions:

VIDEO: 

TECHNIQUE INSTRUCTIONS: Look at Monet's Windmills at Zaandam drawing. The sky/sea have been created by laying down the middle value first, then using a kneaded eraser to pick up the white areas. In this way, Monet creates the clouds and waves. Now it's your turn to use this method. Overlap a group of objects in a way that makes it easy to see which object is in front of the others. Begin your charcoal drawing with a neutral background. Look for light values, middle gray values, and dark values. Fix the finished work by applying a light mist of hairspray.

1. Cover the paper with your charcoal (vine).Try to keep it light enough to be a midtone—neither tint nor shade. Use the chamois (shammy) that came with your supplies to smooth out the surface to create a neutral background. 
2. Draw an image onto the neutral background with either your woodless graphite pencils or your vine charcoal. 
3. Using your kneaded eraser, lift off the charcoal to make highlights in your drawing. You can mold your eraser into whatever shape best suits your purpose. 
4. After you've finished your drawing, fix the finished work by applying a light mist of hairspray.

DAY FOUR: Please use this day to finish up any drawings from this week and/or work on your semester project.