DIGITAL PORTFOLIO

INDIA INK STILL LIFE DRAWING

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS

¤  Photograph your work against a solid background. This will allow your viewer to see your painting more clearly.

¤  Zoom in so that your drawing fills the picture plane and is the central focus of the photograph.

¤  Hold your phone parallel to your work.

¤  Photograph your drawing in at least two different lights. Try natural and artificial light, or flash and no flash.

¤  Edit your image on your phone if you feel the need to change anything.

CREATING SLIDE PRESENTATION

¤  Sign into your ERHS account.

¤  Click on Google Drive.

¤  Open your Advanced Art Portfolio Google Folder.

¤  Once you are in your folder, create a new Slide Presentation called “Urban Landscape: After Edward Hopper.”

¤  On the first slide, write “Urban Landscape: After Edward Hopper” as the title, and December 2018 as the subtitle.

SECOND SLIDE

¤  Upload one clear image of your first preparatory drawing onto the second slide of the presentation.

¤  Add a title, charcoal on paper, and the dimensions of the artwork underneath the image.

¤  Look at Hopper’s work to the right as an example.

\ Study for Nighthawks, Chalk on paper. 9 x 11 inches.

THIRD SLIDE

¤  Upload one clear image of your second preparatory drawing onto the third slide of the presentation.

¤  Add a title, charcoal on paper, and the dimensions of the artwork underneath the image.

¤  Look at Hopper’s work to the right as an example..

Study for Nighthawks. Chalk and charcoal on paper, 11 x 15 inches.

FOURTH SLIDE

¤  Upload one clear image of your landscape painting onto the fourth slide of the presentation.

¤  Add a title, acrylic on canvas, and the dimensions of the artwork underneath the image.

¤  Look at Hopper’s work to the right as an example.

Nighthawks. Oil on canvas, 33 inches x 60 inches.

FIFTH SLIDE

¤  Type your Artist Statement as the fifth slide of the presentation.

¤  Address these questions in your writing:

ü  What is the location of this painting?

ü  Why is this location significant to you?

ü  How did your work evolve from the first sketch to the final painting?

ü  How does your work relate to Edward Hopper’s?