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Figure [Integrated Studies- Indiana Standards:13 (Science)] * Why figure drawing * Figure drawing by children and those that don't know the formulaLecture: “Michelangelo, sculpture of David” (1475-1564) Video: Michelangelo: Artist and Man-V2038 (60 min) Demonstration: “Figure Proportions Video: Language of Drawing-V1103 (small section of 90 min) Study: Manikin Study: Photograph o Study: Life Drawing o Study: Foreshortening Study: 15-minute life drawings with the class: Watercolor Markers, Prisma Colors, Drawing Pencils |
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MAKING QUALITY FIGURE DRAWING AS EASY AS POSSIBLE |
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(1) Balloon FIRST COLOR PENCIL: (LIGHT) orange, light green, light blue The balloon is head shaped. The string is the spinal column the flows down to the pelvis area. |
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(2) Bean The bean shape appropriates sections 2,3 and 4 that ride under the head. It is the chest, abdominal and torso area. |
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(3) Dot-to-dot What makes figure drawing such a challenging endeavor is foreshortening. Place points at the elbows to hands (and) knees to feet. Then connect the dots with contours of the appendages. |
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(4) Anatomy Drawing SECOND COLOR PENCIL: (DARK) Blue, purple, red. Aggressively examine the figure and work over the sketch with more detailed anatomical rendering. |
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| Homework: Option 1: Draw from mirror, family member or a friend, study hall friend. Homework: Option 2: Do a creative anatomy chart. (i.e. the bottom layer shows the soul and spirit. The next layer is the muscle labeled in Arabic calligraphy, the next Mylar layer is a dressed figure, the top layer shows the skeletal figure. Homework: Option 3: Show a sequence from stick figure, manikin, formula, muscle diagram, realistic rendering. Homework: Option 4: Do a flipbook of gesture drawings showing a person in movement. Homework: Option 5: On large colored paper, draw 3-6 contours in different poses with crayon. Homework: Option 6: Do a paper cut-out of the body parts in one color and assemble them onto another color. Homework: Option 7: Have a model do a seated pose wrapped in a blanket. Form will emerge as you draw value differences. Homework: Option 8: Experiment with projection and outlined silhouettes. Inside of the silhouette draw detailed body parts. Homework: Option 9: Collect/render photographs showing extreme differences in the figure. i.e. basketball player, dwarf. Homework: Option 10: Work from an elevated model, or sit on the floor and look up at the model. Point of view. |
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