SKETCHBOOK #11

Your next sketchbook assignment is to draw something metallic or reflective like the still life we're working on in class, and add value to make it look like there are believable reflections. This should take a total of about 30 minutes. You get to choose the object(s), the materials you use, and the size of the sketch.

Due next Wednesday, Nov. 17

SKETCHBOOK #10

This week you are free to draw anything you want! You can do one sketch or many sketches - the only parameters are:

1) you should spend a total of 30 minutes working on this

2) the sketch/sketches should somehow relate to you and who you are

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.

SKETCHBOOK #7

It's time for VALUE!

For this next sketchbook assignment, use a graphite pencil of your choice and copy both the sphere and value scale in the image below as accurately as possible. I suggest that you trace something round to get a perfect circle, then add shading to make the circle into a sphere. Your sphere drawing should include the cast shadow and horizon line, just like you see in the image. This will be due next Wednesday.

SKETCHBOOK #6

POSITIVE & NEGATIVE DESIGN:

Using either your initials or your full name, create an interesting black and white design that uses figure/ground reversal (ambiguous figure/ground). The end product should be in sharpie with no visible pencil marks, and should be about 6" at the widest side. Think of this as a personal logo, and be creative. You may include decorative shapes or patterns if you choose to, as long as the letters are visible.
Look at the following images for inspiration.

SKETCHBOOK #5: GESTURE

Look at the following five photos of animals in motion. Do a 3 minute line gesture of each one, for a total of five gesture drawings. Try to keep your lines VERY gestural, not contour. Your lines should be FLUID, FAST, and FULL OF ENERGY!!! Get as much information as possible on the page in the 3 minute period. I will check these next Wednesday, September 22.

SKETCHBOOK #4

Your sketchbook homework this week (due Wednesday):

1) one CROSS CONTOUR drawing of your own hand (see the example below) and

2) one NEGATIVE CONTOUR of the spherical lamp in the photo below.

Since ink drawings can be frustrating, I will allow you to do these in pencil. Please draw large - one drawing per page.

SKETCHBOOK #3

This week's homework involves your textbook. Read Chapter 2: Seeing. Look at Figure 2 and Figure 3 - they are contour line drawings of interior spaces. Pick two interior spaces in your home (bedroom, kitchen, closet, etc) and draw those in your sketchbook, using pen. Use the traditional contour approach, meaning that you should get as much detail as possible using only line, and you can look at the paper and lift your pen as you go. Each drawing should take at least 10 minutes - draw s-l-o-w-l-y.

Reminder: We will not meet on Monday - it's Labor Day. See you Wednesday!

SKETCHBOOK #2

Look at the two photos of gift bags. The bags are simple angles, very similar to the boxes you have been drawing. Your assignment is to draw the two photos in pencil in your sketchbook as accurately as possible. Don't draw the surface details like the patterns on the bags - just draw the outlines of the bags and handles.

SKETCHBOOK #1

Your first sketchbook assignment is to draw the following two boxes to the best of your ability. Don't include shading, just stick to the outlines. Draw large (one box per sketchbook page) and use a regular graphite pencil, not charcoal. Pay close attention to the angles and proportion, using a measure stick to "tell time". At the bottom of each page write "Sketchbook #1". They will be due next Wednesday, August 25.

WELCOME!

Hi students! You found it - this is where all of your homework assignments and class announcements will be posted. Your first homework assignment is to send me an email confirming that you found this site. Email me at:

rhk@RachelHallKirk.com

Thanks, and I'll see you on Wednesday at 10:20am.