what we've covered so far

Here's a little review of what we've covered in class so far. I would also recommend picking up this book to further your understanding and to supplement what we are learning in the classroom.

"Drawing to See" by Nathan Goldstein and Harriet Fishman
Contour Drawing:

Contour drawing is essential to this class as it trains you in hand/eye coordination. It forces you to slow down and more accurately record what your eye is actually looking at.

Exercises: Contour drawings of still life set ups, drawings of our own hands and drawings of fellow students in the classroom, including the surrounding environment.



Tone:

Understanding how light lands on a surface is one way to begin to understand how they exist in space. Translating light and dark into tones on paper further strengthens that understanding.

Excercise: Tonal studies of still life set up, tonal rendering of hard boiled eggs.



Homework Assignments thusfar

Contour Drawing of yourself in an environment (drawn from life, not a photograph)