Sketchbook Assignment #1 (Due 9/4/12)

Happy Saturday everyone; for your assignment due on Tuesday I requested that you draw at least three rectangular prisms (make sure they're large enough to fill up a page in your sketchbook).  These can be anything in your home from a book, to a shelf, the refrigerator, even a CREDENZA!  Do your best to utilize the measuring, sighting, and angle checking techniques we learned this week.  If something looks subconsciously wonky/weird about your cubes/prisms then it probably means their perspective lines are all wonkadoo.  Remember, the top and bottom edges of your prisms should be receding towards each other in space.  They may appear to be parallel, but they'll actually be slightly askew towards the horizon line.  Take your time and don't get discouraged!  I am there with you in spirit, but not in a creepy overbearing way.

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Note:  This will not be due until Wednesday, April 11th, 2012


Alright peeps, for this assignment you will once again be using sharpies!  It's similar to your previous sketchbook assignment in that you will be defining value with strictly black and white.  The only catch is that on this assignment I want you to use MORE black than white.  By doing so you'll learn how to create a print that has a lot of surface area for support and will make for a stronger image.

Mark off a 6" by 6" square in your sketchbook; that will become the border for your "print".  You can choose to draw an object, a design, or anything from your imagination: as long as there is more black than white in the final image.

Assignment #5

Okay, now it's time to try something painfully new!  I want you to render an object in your household using strictly ink (preferably sharpie as it creates large lines that keep you from getting too finicky).  The idea is to imply three dimensional form via shading, but since you're limited to only black and white you have to get a little creative and pay attention to your negative space.  Make sure at least one area of your piece is fairly dark (more black space than white space).  Check out these examples that utilize different types of linework:

Assignment #4 - Upside down as all get out

(Find a black and white family photo or a photo you like with at least one figure in it. You can even use something stylized or illustrated; as long as it's as complex as Picasso's drawing of Igor Stravinsky. Turn it upside down, and without mentally labeling the image, try to reproduce the image as accurately as possible.  If you're having trouble on the shading feel free to just focus on the lines. Only when the image is complete, turn it over to look at the result.)

Assignment number, wait for it, 3!

Soooo as discussed in class, your next sketchbook assignment (due Monday, February 19th) is to draw a pile of your dirtiest laundry.  It doesn't have to be laundry necessarily; you can use a bunched up comforter or sheets, towels, or anything made up of fabric.  The idea is to fill your page with a drawing of a mound of fabric (no tiny drawings off in the corner) and to use varying line quality.  You don't have to shade anything; I just want you to explore all of the interior lines and fill your page like we did with the palm drawing.

Assignment #2: Due Monday February 13th, 2012

So, the idea is to draw the interior of your room (no shading unless you want and just contour lines to define the forms).  Make sure to have at least one corner of your room visible, but don't put it in the center of your page.  You are free to draw any other part of your house/apartment if you wish or even a room in another building entirely.  The only requirements are that you again, pick a corner to display in your drawing and that there be a fair amount of visual interest (no empty rooms free from signs of human life).  Have some examples!