Contour Lines
Remember the first week of school we did a lot of weird drawing activities to help us practice drawing what we see?
Well, we are going to do it again, but this time we are going to learn how to draw contours, or outlines of a face.
In order to draw the contours, or outlines, we not only need to train our eyes to see the various types of lines, but we also need to train our brain and motor skills to draw what we SEE and NOT what we THINK WE SEE!
This is what we call the Right, Left Brain Battle!
The purpose of the activities we are going to do in class is to set aside the fear of "I CAN'T DRAW" and to HAVE FUN!
Are your drawings going to come out perfect? NO! They are not supposed to be perfect...nothing in life ever is.
Everything we do, whether in art class or in every day life requires the 3 P's: PRACTICE, PATIENCE, and PERSISTENCE.
Well, we are going to do it again, but this time we are going to learn how to draw contours, or outlines of a face.
In order to draw the contours, or outlines, we not only need to train our eyes to see the various types of lines, but we also need to train our brain and motor skills to draw what we SEE and NOT what we THINK WE SEE!
This is what we call the Right, Left Brain Battle!
The purpose of the activities we are going to do in class is to set aside the fear of "I CAN'T DRAW" and to HAVE FUN!
Are your drawings going to come out perfect? NO! They are not supposed to be perfect...nothing in life ever is.
Everything we do, whether in art class or in every day life requires the 3 P's: PRACTICE, PATIENCE, and PERSISTENCE.
Cubism
Cubism is an art movement founded by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque around 1907. The purpose of the movement was to show the real experience of everyday objects, landscapes, and people by showing its various angles and view point through the use of flat, geometric shapes. The cubism movement was revolutionary for its time as it was breaking traditional artist rules of using perspective and value (tones) to show depth and a realistic breakdown of the subject being painted. Eventually, other artists such as Robert Delaunay, Juan Gris, and Jean Metzinger joined Picasso and Braque in their art movement and continued to experiment with different ways of depicting the world around them.
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Do Now: Assignment #1: Sketchbook Activity
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The first part of this assignment will be a number of sketchbook activities to be completed in class. You have the choice of working with a partner and drawing their portrait,
OR you can use one of table-top mirrors and draw a self-portrait All drawings will be a full page drawing, unless other wise noted
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Assignment #2: Abstracted Portraits
For this assignment, you will be creating a minimum of 4 abstracted portraits, mimicking the styles of Cubism.
The purpose of this assignment is to be creative, think outside-the-box, and have fun, all while making abstracted portraits!
Go thru the stations, look at the examples, and bring out your inner Pablo Picasso.
The purpose of this assignment is to be creative, think outside-the-box, and have fun, all while making abstracted portraits!
Go thru the stations, look at the examples, and bring out your inner Pablo Picasso.
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