Assignment 2: Developing Volume with Cross-Contour lines and line weight.

Due:           Wednesday, September 25, 2014

Materials:  White drawing paper.  Charcoal, pencil, pen

Guidelines:

The techniques used in this series of drawings are cross contour lines and line weight. 

This is in addition to gesture and good compositional relationships of objects to the page.

This assignment involves a total of 5 drawings. The paper size is your choice but should be no smaller than 12 x 18” or half a sheet of drawing paper. 

Subject matter: 

Choose clothing items such as shoes, hats, a draped shirt, etc as your subject.  Create an interesting composition with one or two of these items.  Each drawing should be developed carefully, varying line weight and adding cross contour lines to create a sense of volume and space.

Medium:

One drawing should be done in pencil, one should be done in charcoal and one should be done with pen.  For the other two drawings choose among the three media. 

Process:

Look carefully, then gesture your subject to get a good composition (rework if necessary).  Consider how, besides value, your subject shows its 3-d form.  Use line weight and cross contour lines to create a sense of volume in each drawing.   Do not use value shapes. 

Grading:

-       How well does the drawings reveal the VOLUME, details, subtleties, and overall essence of the subject.

-       How well does the use of line weight to reveal the form

-       How well does the use of cross contours to reveal the form

-       Is there evidence of a good gestural start

-       Is there a strong composition

-       Is the work professionally presented with good craftsmanship