SKETCHBOOK #9

What famous building have you chosen to draw for the At-Home Perspective drawing? What country/culture/era is the building from? In your sketchbook, draw five things from that culture. You could draw the clothing, the sculpture, the food, animals, religious artifacts, other buildings -- anything you can find from that time and place. Your sketches should take about 5 minutes each, and should be labeled as to what they are and where you found them (i.e. website, book, etc).

FALL BREAK

I changed my mind - there is NO sketchbook homework during the break, which means nothing is due the week we get back. Enjoy the time off!

SKETCHBOOK #8

Chapters 7, 8, and 9 in your textbook cover the topics we've been working on recently: value scales, toning the page, and making round objects look like they have depth. Skim over those chapters and look at the examples - then set up your own still life with a strong light source and draw that still life in your sketchbook.

You have total creative freedom as long as there is a definite range of values with a light source and cast shadow. You can tone the page and erase into that ground, or start with a white page and add shading where it should be dark - your choice. Use your graphite pencil set, and refer to the chart you made in class to see which hardnesses of pencils you need to use.