dff2011 f class2
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Reuters Class 2 Fall TermTRANSCRIPT
Review (Class one)
Objectives
What’s involved
My Process
How to improve
Creativity?
Process?
How to Draw:
1. Outline – placement?
2. Measurements
3. Shapes of tonal areas
4. Add values for Tonal sketch
5. Finish? Picture or sketch
Getting Better?
How to improve:
1. Practice
2. practice
3. practice
4. Analyze/copy pictures you like.
5. Critique your work
Special Topics
A Sketch vs a picture
Seeing – your subject (SQUINT!) not the details.
Composition – design? (IT’s YOUR PICTURE!
3-D - drawing Depth on a flat surface
Basic Perspective
Our Still Life Demo
Eye travel
Now, squint!
Position of Sketch
Measurements
Tonal Sketch
Time for a short break…
From the sketchbook of Jan Op de Beeck
Drawing Your Still Life Subject…
Next week:
Class 3 – LandscapeAgain, I’ll Demo, my subject, you draw along. Then, Practice, your subject with1-on-1.
Landscape – comprises the visible features of an area of outdoors including sky, hills, mountains, etc. water, buildings, roads, and people and critters.
Bring a subject or a photo for your landscape.
sketch (+5 minutes) each day.