Drawing I - Various Exercises

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Pencil Drawing of Egg

Transitions from light to dark to shade form

Shading of form of four basic shapes

Observation of the way light wraps around shapes

Simple still-life, shading of form in charcoal

On charcoal base, lift out lights and put on darks

Complex still-life, shading of form in charcoal

Composition emphasizes objects which move from low to mid to high on the picture plane

Study in four color schemes

Analogous, triadic, complementary, predominantly warm or cool

Color still life in pastel

Color scheme is predominately warm or cool

Perspective of box city

Using horizon line and vanishing point, draw a 2-point perspective cityscape

Perspective of interior

Using the rules to sight perspective

Realistic self-portrait in pencil

Emphasize shadow shapes to show form

Expressive self-portrait

Express an aspect of your personality

Creative drawing of student's own choice

 

Pastel landscape

Emphasize foreground, middle ground, and background in values of light, mid, or dark

 
 

Scratchboard using juxtaposition

 

Scratchboard using a border

 
 
 

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