Week 8 Applied Colour

On Tuesday the learners did the gouache reproduction of skin tones from magazine/newspaper image and in afternoon they created a self portrait in the manner of an artist whose work they researched.
On Wednesday they will create a colour colour in mixed media depicting the object that they built in Spatial Dynamics week.
On Friday the Counrty Life Project will be introduced in the morning.

Week 7 Colour etc. video -"sped up painting - just one in a thousand"

Week 6 Texture - Friday 18/10/13 examples of invented texture

Week 7 - Colour

Week 7 – Colour

Tuesday – 9.30 – 5

Media – Gouache

Tools – Brushes, quills, sticks, pens, cleaning rag, white palette, water jar.

·         Intro on colour mixing

·         3D set up / view finder – leads to 1 page – A3  - 3 x 20cm boxes

Tonal pencil texture observation / gauche observation / collage observation.

Learners use solid colour objects to create still-life which is then rendered using criteria as above. 

Wednesday – 9.30 – 12.30

Workshop to be created – One A 3 sheet – 3 - 20cm boxes – A tonal, A colour and A collage section.

Breakdown time into 3 sections.

·         Mineral / beer can – squash it

·         Collage the can with papers 

Friday – 9.30 – 3

·         Self portrait using  mirror - aspects of days 1 and 2 - A3 sheet

·         Weaker hand, contour drawing, haptic drawings per example.

Week 6   Simulating /Inventing Texture

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday

Media - Pencil, pen, Ink, paint, various pencils, rubbers etc.

Day 1/2/3

·         Bring in objects – simulated / invented/ textured organic object, shiny metal object and soft objects.

·         The emphasis in this workshop will be on investigating real, illusionistic and simulated texture as a means of investigating, understanding and visually communicating texture in the experienced world.

·         At the end of the day the learner will have a minimum of six drawings demonstrating real, illusionistic and implied texture.

·         Will have experimented with a range of materials and become more familiar with their visual qualities

wed 9/10/09

Week 5 Brown Bags

Week 5 – Brown bags in groups – shadows with lighting

Tuesday – 9.30 - 5

Media – Paper, pencil, charcoal, ink, gouache.

Tools – Pencils, brushes, quills, sticks, pens, palette, cleaning rag, water jar. 

Brown Paper Bags arranged in grids and/or randomly, present a range of compositions that allow for recording/ examination of Line, Shape, Tone leading to Form. Rhythm, pattern and Variation are also observed.

9.30 – 12.30

·         Pencil is used.

1.30 – 5.00

 Charcoal is used.

Wednesday – 9.30 – 12.30

Media – Ink

Brown Paper Bags arranged in grids and/or randomly, present a range of compositions that allow for recording/ examination of Line, Shape, Tone leading to Form. Rhythm, pattern and Variation are also observed.

·         Ink wash and ink drawing

 Friday – 9.30 – 3

Media – Gouache

Tools – Brushes, quills, sticks, pens, cleaning rag, white palette, water jar. 

Brown Paper Bags arranged in grids and/or randomly, present a range of compositions that allow for recording/ examination of Line, Shape, Tone leading to Form. Rhythm, pattern and Variation are also observed.      

·         Colour introduced - how to mix and apply using separate brushes, how to lay out sheet , how to record tests on sheet and how to use view finder to isolate and identify colours

·         Afternoon seminar – work on the wall and discussion. 

Week 4 Wed 2/10/13 Tonal drawing with inks and black and white paint

Fabric Of Britain S01E02

Week 4 Drawing Basics: Value Scale

This is another blo that describes tonal scale well
Drawing Basics: Value Scale

Week 4-Tonal Value through Drawing CVS Oct.1 - Oct. 4 2013

WEEK 4- Tonal Value through Drawing

Week 4 – Day 1/2/3 – Value through Drawing

Media & Tools – Ink ,wash, charcoal, paper, pencil, brushes, putty rubber, tonal scale, palette, water jar, rags.

Value/tone is investigated through the act of drawing.

White objects such as spheres, cubes and pyramids are observed and value is recorded using media in flat broad areas without being first delineated. A tonal scale made from the same media as being used, is a very useful tool for identifying the tonal value of the actual object being depicted. 

In addition, the same structures from week 3 are investigated using drawing media such as ink wash, charcoal and pencil in the manner.

Observational drawings are created which should be tonal rather than shapes filled with tone.

Self-directed Study_

In your CVS notebook, record the exercise described by John :- draw a open carton of eggs, attempting to capture their distinct tonal differences. Use different media each time. Then remove the eggs and arrange on firstly a white surface, then gray and finally black each time attempting to make a convincing depiction.

Make a tonal scale from the media that you are using.Use this scale to match tone to actual colour of the objects you are observing and then use the scale to compare the accuracy of your drawing study.