In-Class Examples of Unifinished-to-Finished

Homework Due 3-30/4-1

Blind contour: Self-portrait

• Draw 4 self-portraits in blind contour as I demonstrated in the video.
• 1 in charcoal pencil, 1 in graphite pencil, 1 in stick and ink, 1 in brush and ink.
• Work from a mirror
• Line only
• Materials
• Charcoal pencil, graphite pencil, ink, sharpened stick, paint brush, 2 sheets of 18"x24" newsprint, 1 sheet poster board

Homework Due March 23/25

Ruler drawing: Drapery

• Create a still life using a sheet or other non-patterned material
• Work from observation
• Using the techniques from class, make a ruler drawing of your still life that uses planar structure to create a sense of three dimensional space.
• Include the full space
• Line only
• Materials
• 2B, 4B, 6B charcoal pencils, hard eraser, yardstick/ruler,  18"x24" white drawing paper.

In-Class Examples of Planar Analysis

Homework Due March 2/4

Interior (same as last homework): Intuitive perspective

• Consider different view
• Line only
• Materials
• 2B, 4B, 6B pencils, yardstick, eraser, newsprint (18”x24”)

In-Class Examples of Intuitive Perspective