Part
II
Due
May 7th
Composition
with Warms and Cools
Now that you have several
photos to work from you will begin to analyze and develop your composition.
Composition is the organization of the positive and negative shapes on a two-dimensional
surface. It is affected by the placement of positive and negative shapes within
the frame of the drawing and the value
and the color of those shapes. In this week’s homework you will explore how
changing the color and the value of those shapes can change the visual impact
of the drawing.
To
begin: Chose
one of your photo references to work from. Study the placement of the positive
and negative shapes within the frame of the picture- or simply put the figure
and its environment. Decide whether the
image needs to be cropped, edited or added to. If you need to take more photos-
do so.
Transfer the photos’ basic
forms to your toned paper (brown and mid-tone gray). The size of the drawings
should be small- 4” x 6” or 8” x 10.”
·
First do 4 value studies: with
black charcoal, gray paper and white conte
·
Second do 8 warm and cool studies:
with black charcoal, gray paper, brown paper, brown nupastel, white conte
Make sure you are experimenting
with where and what you choice to be warm or cool and light or dark. The figures relationship with its environment
must be developed and considered. Local color can be consider in some of
the drawings but should not be the deciding factor. In others words, if the
figure is posed in front of a red cabinet, the cabinet does not need to be warm
in the drawing just because its local color is warm.
Grading Based On:
- · Completion of requirements on time
- · Exploration of value
- · Exploration of warms and cools
- · Thoughtfulness of project
- · Ambition and creativity of project
Historical Example:
Although not an illustration of the homework assignment. Study these three drawings by Degas. Notice the compositional similarities and differences. Although very similar in the positioning of the figures within the frame, the color and value range in each of these drawings is unique giving it a distinct feeling and sense of space.
