Art Fundamentals Arrival:

1. Begin warming up by doing contour line drawings for 5 min. you may draw anything around you.

2. Today we will learn gesture drawing and apply it to a still life for quicker and more efficient planning.

Gesture Drawings

• Capture movement• Quick, loose drawings• Show mass and

proportions

• How is this different from contour line drawing?

Jessica Hickman, American

Contemporary Artist

• Leonardo da Vinci also used these ideal measurements when he was sketching the human figure. The drawing by da Vinci entitled 'Vitruvian Man' is based on a model of ideal proportions established by the ancient Roman Vitruvius.

Purposes of Gesture Drawing:

• Develop visual skills

• Trains your hands to record what your eyes see.

• Focus and discipline

Body Proportions

• The head width is used as a guide to shoulder width, which should be about three head widths.

• All of the other measurements are based on head height:

- The average adult is seven heads tall.- The top of the hips are four heads high.- The pelvic region is about one head high.- Elbow to fingertip is about two head lengths.- Wrist to fingertip is one head length.

Leonardo da Vinci also used these ideal measurements when he was sketching the human figure. The drawing by da Vinci entitled 'Vitruvian Man' is based on a model of ideal proportions established by the ancient Roman Vitruvius.

It’s good for planning compositions too!

Art Fundamentals: warm-up in notebook. Use complete sentences for full credit

1. Describe one strength and one weakness you experienced during Monday’s gesture drawing activity.

2. How can you tell when you have achieved success with this new technique? (in other words, what would a successful drawing look like? List the criteria)

3. Should outlines dominate your drawing? Explain.

4. Explain what is meant by ‘quick, loose drawings’ to capture the movement of the figure.

Still Life genre

• What is a genre?• What is a still life?• How might you apply

gesture drawing to a still life?– How will it look like the

picture to the left?

“Still Life with Drinking Vessels,” Oil painting by Pieter Claesz, 1649; in the National Gallery, London

Arrival Activity1.What makes up the

positive space?2.What makes up the

negative space?3. Is there visual

balance in this still life painting? Explain your reasoning.

4.List the techniques of perspective you see here as we discussed.

Today:

• Practice on mannequins • Look at the highlights and shadows• Find the lines they make• Use continuous line• Use controlled contour line – but in fast and

loose gestures.

Drawing folds in cloth:

1. Find the lines2. Outline lightly3. Pull highlights4. Darken shadows5. Use pinky to blend

for small details

Art Fund arrival:Which composition is better?

What is the Rule of Thirds?

Warm-up by doing some gesture drawings of an isolated part of the still life. Use the newsprint pads on

your table (one per person)

Robert Kipniss (American, 1931-), Still Life with Spoon, 1998, mezzotint, 9 3/8 x 11 5/8 inches, National Academy of Design, NY.

Arrival Activity:1. What is value?2. Create a small value scale with 5 different values.3. How many different values can you find in this drawing?4. What did the artist do with the objects here to make them stand out?

What techniques did the artist use to create the illusion of 3-D space on a 2-D surface?

Planning is important. Sketch lightly!

In this step, add the chain noting the way it drapes from the book to the table. Draw guidelines for the book content areas and suggest the two mountain tops.

sketch in the two main ellipses that make up the open pocket watch. Indicate smaller ellipses for the face and inside cover. Lightly indicate the hand positions.

Sketch in the glasses and begin shading

Continue building the shading values and textures

Continue shading and building value. Notice that no shadow is solid black. It is very important to be able to see textures within shadows. This adds to the

realism of the drawing.

Art Fundamentals warm-up:in cursive, on loose-leaf, neatly

• Draw out a sphere using the method we used Friday.

• Create highlights and shadows on the bottle. Draw an arrow from where the light is coming)

• Label the highlights, middle tones, and shadows.

Art Fundamentals warm-up on loose leaf

1. How many different values can you find in this painting?

2. How has the artist used values to create shade areas.

3. How might the mood of this painting have been different if Picasso had used stronger contrasts of light and dark?Today we will continue making shapes appear as forms!

Pablo Picasso, Woman in White, 1923. Oil on canvas, 39”x31½”

Warm up with gesture drawings in your newsprint pads:

1. Find the lines and shapes

2. Quick and loose3. Pull highlights4. Darken shadows

Drawing folds in cloth:

1. Find the lines2. Outline lightly3. Pull highlights4. Darken shadows5. Use pinky to blend

for small details

Please gather your still life drawing and supplies for class today.

Still Life– How to check your work:• Value- do your values transition from lightest to darkest

smoothly in ALL areas?– If you have a rough texture, great…but this must be throughout the

entire composition!• Contrast – Do you see light and dark values in every object?

Do you have your highlights and shadows in the right places?• Are your objects free of outlines? The different values should

become the line that separates an object from what is behind it.

• Are your shapes correctly shown? Check your proportions to be sure.

• Finally, look at your composition from a distance. You will see what it is that you need to adjust/change.

When you are sure you’re finished…

• Crop as necessary (if needed)– Be sure your corners are all right angles.

• Complete the self-evaluation rubric for your still life.• Make sure your name is clearly visible on both.• Place them in the drying rack together for a grade. • Work on independent sketchbook activity for the

remainder of the period.