Welcome to Drawing and Composition II. This class will reinforce and further the topics studied in Drawing and Composition I, with an addition of color and mixed media, exploration of papers and other surfaces, and experimentation with mark-making within the frames of a contemporary drawing discourse. Students will work with a variety of subject matter, such as still life, figure, portraiture, landscape, interior, and variations on these topics, where students will have a chance to discover their personal artistic voice through further experimentation. Reading, writing, critiques and enriching dialog with fellow students will support the learning and creative process.

 Please begin by reading the course syllabus

 

SLIDE PRESENTATIONS & SUPPORTING MATERIALS:

Drawing II Intro: Semester Overview

Daily Portraits of Day-to-Day Objects: A Sketchbook Project 

Daily Portraits of Day-to-Day Objects:  Contrasting Subjects, Challenging the Typical 

Daily Portraits of Day-to-Day Objects: Work Samples

 

CONTE CRAYONS:

Conte Use Examples 

 

PASTEL/COLOR:

Pastel Color & Process 

Exploring Abstraction: Revisiting Still-Life. Experiments in Scale, Color, Form, & Composition

Pastel Still-Life: Stylistic Approaches & Varied Mark-Making. Student Work Samples.

 

COLOR LANDSCAPE:

Pastel Landscape: Forms & Methods 

Pastel Landscape: Process 

Pastel: Drawing Trees

Landscape Photos

 

MIXED-MEDIA:

Mixed-Media Slide Presentation

Mixed-Media Exercises 

 

FIGURE/LONG POSE:

Figure Gestures 

Figure Foreshortening 

Figure: Approaches to Shading & Composition

Figure in Color Pastel

SELF-PORTRAIT/FINAL PROJECT:

Self-Portrait: Real to Surreal - slide presentation and discussion

Head Structure and Process