Week 3
In Class, Wed. 9/2:
• Attendance go around
• Drawing Warm-Up
• Sketchbook Share - homework two drawings focused on negative space, one of the in-class negative space exercise drawings
Slides: Week 3 - Moving General to Specific - gesture drawing discussion, loose wrist
Still life setup with props, easels, tables in the middle of the room, begin drawing practice from setup, practicing general to specific
Slides: Week 3 - Still life setups, View finding, Comparative Measuring, Shapes vs Forms
Make cardboard viewfinders, practice using them, comparative measuring, while drawing from the still life in the room
Homework: DUE Wed. 9/9
A. Set up your own still life at home, use 3-6 objects that demonstrate several different forms (sphere, cylinder, cube, cone, pyramid), position it in front of a calm simple background (white wall, cardboard box, sheet tacked to a wall)
B. With a ruler or straightedge, trace a line framing the perimeter of three pages in your sketchbook
C. Then, draw three versions of your still life setup, each one on a different page and in each one the objects you have setup should be in slightly different positions, be sure to utilize the techniques of: comparative measuring, view finding, and general to specific
Week 2
-Wed. 8/26: Class meets on ZOOM with Prof. Ada Friedman - meeting link HERE (timing of exercises and flow is approximate)
IN-CLASS:[8:00-9:15AM]
• Come to class meeting with a writing/drawing utensil/s and paper, your homework drawings and paper sculptures
• Attendance
• Drawing Warm-Up
• Homework share
• Describe and draw exercise partner exercise utilizing the Met Museum drawing collection
• Logistics discussion (Syllabus and materials discussion 2)
BREAK: [9:15-9:30AM]
IN-CLASS: [9:30-10:50AM]
• Negative space slideshow + building on our composition discussion exercise and review what homework is
• Independent Studio Time
HOMEWORK: Due Mon. 8/31 in-class in-person - Make 3 drawings in your sketchbook
-use the drawing media/tools of your choice
-spend 10-30 minutes per drawing
-practice and explore at least one different composition type per drawing, reference the six types that we have discussed and pictured in our slideshows = “S” or Compound Curve, Cross, Triangle or Pyramid, Steelyard, Radiating Lines, “O” or Circular - keep in mind the more general terms of symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial as well
-make one of the drawings while sitting inside and of an interior space, make one of the drawings while sitting outside and of outdoor space, and for your third drawing, you pick where and of what direction you take with the piece
-take 10 minutes to go over the negative space slideshow HERE on your own, we will look at it together in class on Mon., in the meantime, familiarizing yourself with it will help you with your drawing homework
IN-CLASS:[8:00-9:15AM]
• Come to class meeting with a writing/drawing utensil/s and paper
• Attendance
• Drawing Warm-Up
• Syllabus and materials discussion 1
• Interview Partner exercise - SCRIPT pdf - , share
IN-CLASS: [9:30-10:50AM]
• Composition slideshow linked HERE, please take notes, review what homework is - SEE end of slideshow for examples and instructions
• Independent Studio Time, if time allows
Ada Friedman is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Week 1
-Wed. 8/19: Class meets in-person with Studio Coordinator, Bethany Johnson