Dff2011 f class2

Review (Class one)

Objectives

What’s involved

My Process

How to improve

Creativity?

Process?

How to Draw:

1. Outline – placement?

2. Measurements

3. Shapes of tonal areas

4. Add values for Tonal sketch

5. Finish? Picture or sketch

Getting Better?

How to improve:

1. Practice

2. practice

3. practice

4. Analyze/copy pictures you like.

5. Critique your work

Special Topics

A Sketch vs a picture

Seeing – your subject (SQUINT!) not the details.

Composition – design? (IT’s YOUR PICTURE!

3-D - drawing Depth on a flat surface

Basic Perspective

Our Still Life Demo

Eye travel

Now, squint!

Position of Sketch

Measurements

Tonal Sketch

Time for a short break…

From the sketchbook of Jan Op de Beeck

Drawing Your Still Life Subject…

Next week:

Class 3 – LandscapeAgain, I’ll Demo, my subject, you draw along. Then, Practice, your subject with1-on-1.

Landscape – comprises the visible features of an area of outdoors including sky, hills, mountains, etc. water, buildings, roads, and people and critters.

Bring a subject or a photo for your landscape.

sketch (+5 minutes) each day.