Pencilific: Learning to See, Draw, and Love the Values of Grey

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A slideshow presented at Pencilific workshops, currently in Chico and Mendocino. Focuses on Betty Edwards, learning to really see what we want to draw, the principles of art and elements of design, drawing and creating satisfying sketchbooks.

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A slide presentation created by Lori Stevens

Attributes needed to draw: Fresh eyes Time and patience Self-forgiveness Playfulness Openness to new ideas and approaches

Practice thinking: Process and journey versus Destination

Play Loosen uP

NO fear Forgive

Laugh Relax

Learn Make a mess and love it

What we are

NOTgoing to do.

Recent Work

My Work

William Kentridge

Alberto Giacometti

Kathe Kollwitz

Michelangelo Buonorrati

Leonardo daVinci

Elizabeth Layton

YOU

B. Tritt.

U. Wathling

Il Lee

Pere Rius

Pere Rius

Cy Twombly

deKooning

Il Lee

Cy Twombly

Banksy

Seth Young

C. Saul

Teri Brooks

M. Allen

1.

Practicecreating value

with marks

2.

Positive and Negative Space

Albrecht Durer: Grid Perspective Tool

A plate from Jean Dubreuil's 17the century manual, "Practical Perspective Necessary to All Painters"; here, an "artist's glass" is in use.

Franz Marc

Nine boxes using “L’s”- Two dimensional studiesBlack and White NO midtonesSomething with text but NOT readableBold shape or shapesEmphasis on FormSfumatoTexture(s) you think you can handleChiaroscuroIllustrationA recognizable image OR…..

Saturday evening homework: sketch out your house plan forge famous signatures finish what you didn’t comb the beach for cool subjects

Sunday:Three Dimensional Studies

Form, Value & 3D

About Edges

Renato Orara

Light, Shadow and Reflection

3” x 5” card

Proportion and Perspective

Foreshortening

Texture

Physical Texture Visual Texture

Balance

Unity

Kandinsky

Proportion

I. Hunter

Space and balance

Repetition

Rhythm and Movement

Phil Lewis

Viewpoint

Jim Dine

Cath Riley

Sketchbooks

Loui Jover

Seurat

Gillian Hurst

Simple beauty

JJulia Clift

what to do next??

HL Boyce

My Life and Art Maxims

(always a work in progress...)

More homework:Establish a Pinterest board called “Drawing to Do”Establish a bunch of Pinterest boardsTake a lot of photos with great compositionPick up rocks and look at them with drawing in mindJoin The Red Elephant Project on FacebookFollow PencilificWrite your own Life and Art MaximsPractice the Habits of Mind all the time

Thank you for joining me!Lori Stevens

www.pencilific.comwww.loristevens.net

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