Posting your Creative Process

A Very important part of developing the 20X30 is the PROCESS of DEVELOPING the idea behind the image.......

Post an image of your BRAINSTORM map...... be sure it is easy to see what the THEME, or CONCEPT is.....

The items on the edges of your map are the SUBJECT of the artwork..... They are the CLUES to help us know what the artwork MEANS...

Here's an example....

See what I mean?

Here is a quick example of using only blue and orange to make the drawing.....

I used SATURATION (greyed colors) to push back areas, and clean colors to come forward..to make

I  used VALUES the most to make it look ROUND....

Seurat and "Broken Color" ....

Here are links and more examples to show you "broken color" painting techniques...

Here is the link @ https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/a-sunday-on-la-grande-jatte-1884/twGyqq52R-lYpA?projectId=art-project

And some examples of his work.....

PROVE IT! With a map....

Map out each of your sketches to show the negative space and the area of emphasis...

Here is my drawing and the map.....

The emphasis is in red...

RULE OF THIRDS

Here are some other resources about that "Rule Of Thirds" idea for composition....

This video talks about using it for photography, but it works for drawing too-

See the video here @ http://vimeo.com/14315821

 
AAAND

Set up the built in grid in Photoshop to make a "rule of thirds" grid for you!!! Follow these steps:

Open Photoshop's "preferences" controls... and choose "grid".

Set up the spacing of the grid lines and the division of the grid as shown here....

Lastly, to turn on and off the grid, hold the "command key" and press the ":" key...

done!!!

Van Gogh "Irises"

A wonderful painting to study for BROKEN COLOR, composition and the IDEA....

Van Gogh IS the white iris!!!!!

Here is the link to more @https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/irises/DgFVFAJo_30MeQ?utm_source=google&utm_medium=kp&hl=en&projectId=art-project

Another Great Video For Techniques

Here's another great place to learn about drawing/painting with Photoshop- there are soooo many out there to see!

Here is the link@ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teF0l3m2d-0

Look at how she is using EDGES - sharp and soft, Brushes and brush settings, and pushing the use of VALUES and contrast.

Great stuff!

Here is the video too....

Wonderful artist to look at for ideas! Kutsche's work shows an amazing use of brushes, values and edges.....

He is working in Photoshop, with the same tools as YOU!!

See more on his site @ http://michaelkutsche.com

 Character design for the movie "OZ"...

Here is a video of the artist working- Look at his use of LAYERS, Color Sampler tool, and Brushes....

Here is the artist...

COLOR SCHEMES

Let's begin playing with / learning more about color....

Please follow this link to an exercise to see how artists use color in their work...
http://wadigitaldrawing.blogspot.com/2013/12/whats-that-color-scheme.html

Here are handouts for vocab and color schemes

NOW, some artists who are famous for their use of color....


Van Gogh link is here...

MONET link here...

HOCKNEY link here....

More about Hockney and his ipad art here @ http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/10/the-ipad-is-an-artists-canvas-for-david-hockney/?_r=0

Irvin Rodriguez

Check out his work!!!

http://www.irvinrodriguez.com/

Melissa Cooke------ WOW!

Check out her drawings and blog at the link.... http://melissacookeart.com/plunge.html

Notice that she uses powdered graphite and brushes with erasers to make her images. See the use of SOFT and SHARP edges?

portrait demo! By Daarken

Check this out!!! Good ideas and techniques!

http://www.layerpaint.com/index_tutorial_detailed.php?id=1697#.VFo57edFeUY

Self portrait Examples 4 you!!

Here are some links to look at for examples:

REMBRANDT     the best!!

http://www.rembrandtpainting.net/rembrandt_self_portraits.htm

John Singer Sargent

http://www.johnsingersargent.org/

Hockney

http://www.hockneypictures.com/

HOMEWORK!

Here's the link.... http://wadigitaldrawing.blogspot.com/2011/11/homework.html

Did You Post It?

The marking period closes Friday......

Here is a list of things you should have posted to your blog for a grade this term....

The skull drawing
The muscles drawing
the planes of the face drawing
The features grid drawing

Examples of 5 brushes you designed
A gradient created with one of your brushes
The completed mystery image drawing
The negative space drawing ( where you TRACED the neg space shape in an artist's picture)
Your negative space drawing (where you filled the space with visual textures)

More Muscles of the Face!

Mystery image is done!

Here it is! 

In the hall...... looks great!

Planes of The Face

Here's the link to more images: http://wadigitaldrawing.blogspot.com/2012/09/planes-of-face.html

Images of the skull

Here is a link to more images you could use.... http://wadigitaldrawing.blogspot.com/2011/11/skull.html

Drawings of the skull too!

FACE BOOK

Here is the link  http://wadigitaldrawing.blogspot.com/2013/09/face-book-anatomy-of-head-and-face.html

And 

a reference for organizing the features of the face...

POST your new Brush and Gradient SAmple

Here is my new brush!

And the gradient sample

BRUSHES!!!

Here's a great tutorial and some samples of an artist's custom brushes....

Here's the link:

http://www.daarken.com/flash2005/tutorials/custom_brushes.pdf

AND 

More about the artist here @https://daarken.com/

Mystery Image Started

Here's a screen shot of my drawing started....

Notice, I am working very LOOSELY, without detail!

Just get the SIZE, LOCATION and VALUE of the shapes on the image.

Here's my drawing...

And here is the original image...