PERSPECTIVE IMPROVISATION, DRAWING II
BELOW ARE ARTISTS TO RESEARCH
AL
HELD
EVAN SUMMERS
ADAM
CVIJANOVIC
IAN MONROE
STUDENT EXAMPLES
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
Concept:
This Project is based on improvisation and two-point perspective
(3 point perspective may also be used). Create an environment demonstrating
spatial depth and balance using compositional devices and creativity. We will
discuss in class how layering and scale creates spatial depth. Composition:
Design or arrangement of form(s), shape(s), and space throughout the picture
plane. -Balance, harmony, pattern of shape, and rhythm are devices used to
achieve "successful" composition.
Materials:
18 x 24 inch 80lbs paper
-H4, H2. HB, B, 2B pencils
-White eraser
-Ruler
-Imagination
Rules:
1) Prior to drawing the image, draw a light 1-inch border with an H4 pencil
and a straight-edge.
2) Use only two-point perspective
3) Use one horizon line and 2 or more vanishing points (some vanishing points
should be off the paper your working on).
4) Use atmospheric perspective (line weight helps to create an illusion of
space)
-Objects closer are darker, objects further away are lighter
5) Use only contour line, no shading (value).
6) Begin all drawings with an H4 pencil and move to a 2H, HB then 2B if needed
7) Use only straight line, not organic line (curved line). Use a ruler for
your final presentation
8) Keep the history of lines (do not erase all your preliminary work) This
will add to the composition and character of the drawing. Only erase when
lines become confusing or compete with the form you are building.
9) Activate all four sides of the picture plane, you must break the planes
of all four borders. This will help you achieve compositional balance.
10) Apply cross contour to20-30% of your composition. This
approach can morph forms into forms by rounding sharp edges. I will demonstrate
in class.
Approach:
You will Improvise, create, and develop an idea for a final piece. In Your
sketch books make three, four, or more preliminary drawings (brainstorm ideas).
Put your best moments together in one image. Consider how you will integrate
the image into a whole as opposed to several isolated ideas. What will you
edit out, and what will you develop/evolve? Floating objects in space may
rest, lay adjacent to, or pierce through each other. Rectangles could be flat
planes piercing through space like a giant razor blade? Use your imagination,
and have fun. The more preliminary drawings (thumbnail sketches) you make
the more ideas you’ll have. -I encourage you to deconstruct and reassemble
shapes to; rectangles and cylinders should not remain the same rectangles
and cylinders. View student examples for ideas and to understand the level
I expect your work to be.
Grading:
Five C’s
Concept:
-Idea development, preparation, and how well understood / executed the project.
Composition
-ability to utilize the drawing format
Craftsmanship
-Presentation, use of media, neatness
Creativity
-Originality, problem solving, point of view
Completion
-Does the image seem complete and developed/evolved?