Friday, September 28, 2012

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Digital Portrait Ideas

Here are some examples and links to get you thinking of how you will produce YOUR digital portrait...


Above drawing by, Cristiano Siqueira. 

See more of his work here @ http://www.crisvector.com/



Here is some work by the artist "Daarken"..... cool stuff

Look how he uses brushes to get TEXTURES!!!




Monday, September 24, 2012

PLANES OF THE FACE

Here are some examples of how the face and head "breaks down" into facets, or planes....

Look for how these images relate to your own reflection in a mirror, or facetime....





Sunday, September 9, 2012

Making From Scratch.... Organized Drawing

Your new challenge is to combine the "boot camp" drawings into a new image. 

Use the Principals of Art to organize the objects and lead the viewer around the drawing.

An added challenge is to respond to the illusion of a "picture plane" in your work.....


Here's the handout:

Some examples of drawings creating SPACE and manipulating the Drawing Plane....

Mark Fox's work.....



See more of Mark's work here @ http://www.markfoxstudio.com/


Do you see some connections to CUBISM? Here is work by Georges Braque


Clarinet and Bottle of Rum on a Mantelpiece 1911

Monday, September 3, 2012

Drawing Reboot Camp!

Let's get right into it! 

Here are a series of "quick" drawings to crank out this week.....

The Goal is to build your OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING skills!!!

Here's the handout-


And some sample images to help out!







*the above drawing is by ThĂ©odore GĂ©ricault (1791–1824)