MEASURED DRAWINGS - Straight Line Drawings (brought back to curved)

using basic shape exercise (measured drawing) exercise

lightly block in figure on chair so it is centered and large enough on the page but not coming off 

continue reducing all curved lines to straight lines

once you have enough information on the drawing 

you can begin to clean up the line quality (line sensitivity + line variety) 

adding the top light source (CSLS@Top) and atmospherics (faded b/g, etc)

as seen in this drawing done by Alannah (below)

Marking Codes

Basic Shape - Straight Line Brought Back to Curved Line Drawing

  

Per … Perspective – have you used what you have learned in Imaging Systems class (chair legs,

            hands and feet)

APer … Atmospheric Perspective – are f/g details sharpest (with highest contrast)? And is the

foreground (f/g) differentiated from the middleground (m/g) and background (b/g) in your drawing, (ie, legs of chair, hands/feet)

[As objects recede in space their size diminishes and so does the contrast and the degree and distinctness of details. Value and colour are less intense and textures are less defined.]

Pl … Placement – is the figure centered on the page

P … Proportion – is figure drawn in proportion (see Measured Drawing techniques à Basic Shape

            and Straight Line Drawing exercises)

CSLS … did you use a consistent single side light source throughout the f/g, m/g and b/g

            (with no heavy outlines around figure or objects)

M …   Materials  - black conte on 18 x 24” newsprint (use black to ensure highest degree of contrast)

F of R … Frame of Reference – vertical or horizontal (use the one that best echoes your composition)

S … Size –  is figure drawn too large on the page (coming off) and/or too small (with more than 2" margins)

LS+LV=LQ … Line Sensitivity + Line Variety = Line Quality     

Vary the weight of your lines so that you are pressing harder in those areas where you see darker values and colours along contour edges – using a variation of lines sensitively for enhanced quality (use different types of line to reflect the tactile nature of edges and/or contours ... skin versus metal, etc) 

Treat the f/g, m/g and b/g differently ... using atmospherics and linear perspective.   

NO TONE – these are linear drawings!

NOTE:  You have a week to submit your drawings.  

If you want to return to the studio and draw from objects you can (ie, to redraw the chair so you get the perspective and lighting right, etc). Contact Security at the Front Desk (Call 4024) and let them know you would like in A107 so they can unlock the studio for you.