Camera Drawing

Our final drawing will use Oil Pastels and be rendered much larger.

Procedure:

• Do a quick blind contour of the camera.
• Draw a simple line drawing on white paper.
• Draw your final image on large "Bogus" paper. The bogus paper and a rough tooth that will allow the oil pastels to adhere to it.
• You can blend the pastels with your finger, paper towel or a s "stump".
• Pay particular attention to the highlighted areas on the camera. 

Can (Ellipse) Drawing

Circles drawn in perspective are "ellipses". By stacking ellipses you can create cylindrical objects. For this drawing you will select an energy or soda can and draw it with a cast shadow.

Some considerations:

• Each can consists of 4 stacked ellipses.
• Maintain a consistent angle when drawing the can. 
• Text should curve as well.
• Use "Greeking" for very small text.
• The shadow is the darkest area.
• Shading should curve with the shape of the can.

Shoe Drawing

Everyday objects are perfect for practicing your drawing. Our first drawing will be of a shoe. You may pick from the collection or use your own shoe. You will need to wear that shoe for several days. You can not draw from memory. You must have the shoe in front of you!

Drawing 1 

Start by doing a blind contour drawing. This is a loosening up exercise that will help improve your observation. Use newsprint. Remember to only look at the shoe and not your paper. The objective is to see all the detail on the shoe. Don't worry if it looks good. Here is my example.

Blind Contour Drawing

Drawing 2

Using an 12x18" piece of white drawing paper. Draw the show as a line drawing. Include all the detail. Try to draw the show as realistically as possible, but don't shade it.

Drawing 3

Your final drawing should be your best. You've drawn it twice already and know it's detail and proportions. Use  Prismacolor to shade it. You are not coloring! Different colors can be "built up" by blending one color over the other. Remember that dark areas appear to recede.

Shading Detail

Upside Down Drawing

The brain has two hemispheres, left and right. Each side is responsible for different functions.
Even though they appear to work independently, the corpus collosum (the structure of nerves that connects the two hemispheres of the brain) allows them to work together.

Left Brain Functions

• Written Language
• Number Skills
• Reasoning
• Spoken Language
• Scientific Skills
• Right Hand Control

Right Brain Functions

• Insight
• 3D Forms
• Art Awareness
• Imagination
• Music Awareness
• Left Hand Control

Traditional education focuses on using the left side of your brain. The creative right side is often
neglected and starts to atrophy. This exercise forces you to utilize the right side of your brain. It may
seem a bit bazaar, but I think you will be surprised at the results you achieve!

Procedure:

1. Concentrate and draw queitly, you are looking for details.  Drawing is hard work.
2. The original and your drawing should be upside down.
3. Start an the top and work your way down the image.
4. Dont' think about the parr you are drawing, just think about lines and shapes.

Surfboards

Surfboards by Jess M.

Thankfully warm weather is on it's way. Design " two" custom surfboards to hang ten at Jones Beach! Colored Pencil or Marker.

Pointillism

In this project we will look at he progression of artistic style from Neoclassicism, to Impressionism. There is a huge shift from the tight controlled work of Ingres, to the loose style of Claude Monet.

In Ingre's portrait of Madame Moitessier, we see the muted colors and realistic style that is typical of the neoclassic period. The severe and unemotional form is a reflection of ancient Greece and Rome.

Monet's Impression Sunrise shows the loose, almost abstract imagery, of the impressionist movement. They did away with the control which was the hallmark of the earlier work. Artists left their studios and painted "En Plein Air".

The Pointillist style is a combination of ideas whose roots are two completely different styles. Our paintings will be a hybrid of both Impressionist and Pointillist ideas. Here are some examples from last years classes.

General Instructions

We’ll use Q-tips as our brushes.

Our painting will be a hybrid of impressionist and pointillist brush strokes.

Horizontal strokes work well for water.

Your can change the size of a round brush stroke by using either side of the wooden Q-tips. (wood end makes small dots.)

Use cardboard pallets to mix paint.

Use paint sparingly.

We'll be using white acrilic paint, do not get it on your clothing.

Step by Step Procedure:

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1. Choose a landscape, cityscape, or a seascape.
2. Choose a good reference image. This is critical to a successful project.
3. Don’t bite off more then you can chew! Sometimes less is more!
4. Roughly sketch out your image on grey "bogus" paper. Don't put in minor detail, just the basic shapes of objects.
5. Color Key the Image – Use light tints to show where the basic colors are located.
6. Start adding darker values.
7. Add Complimentary colors to give the image “pop” (simultaneous contrast)
8. Use darker colors in the foreground to create the illusion of depth. (atmospheric perspective)
9. Continue to add detail and layers of color.

This isn’t coloring, it’s painting! By developing layers of color we create depth in the image. 

Extraterrestrials

Are we alone in the universe or do creatures and beings live in the far reaches of the galaxy? What would these creatures look like? Would they have bodies like our own, or would they be reptilian or insectoid? How would they live? What type of character traits would they posses: evil, compassionate, hostile, or congenial? What would their home world be like? Would their culture be dominated by males or females of the species? Are there males and females? We can only guess and wait for visitors.

The Assignment

Draw what you think an extraterrestrial would look like. Use color markers, pencils or even crayon Consider physical characteristics, the habitat the being would live in and the culture it lives in. Write a paragraph describing each of the areas. (Minimum of three sentences.)

The inspiration for this assignment comes from Barlowe's Guide Extraterrestrials.

Mr. Boccini's Alien 2015

Equilonians

Physical Characteristics:
The Equilonians are a humanoid species that exhibit qualities of earth horses. They stand approximately 10 feet in size on strong legs supported by a large hoofs. Their bodies are covered in coarse brown hair. Males often have distinguishing white spots on their backs. Their tall alert ears warn them of danger. They take special pride in their long flowing manes. The males will spend hours preening their mane in order to attract eligible mates. Their long snouts encase large carnivorous teeth that allow them to quickly devour their prey.

Habitat:
Equilon is a planet in the Xenon Solar System. It's surface is covered in tall grasses that sustain the many small animals the Equilonians use for sustenance. Most life is centered around the huge plains near the planets equatorial region. Water is plentiful.

Culture:
The Equilonians are a nomadic people. They live in small herds that move across the vast plains following their food sources. They live in temporary huts made from thatching long grasses. Each "herd" is lead by a matriarch on whose council the herd depends. Small herds peacefully coexist and gather annually for the "Great Dividing" where young males are mated with females from other herds. This ensures genetic diversity and strong offspring.