Homework (over the Winter Break)

1. Homework (over the Winter Break) • Go to the App Store and download the free APP called Autodesk Digital STEAM Visual Design • Check it out over the break. • Then, we downloaded an APP in class called Paper 53 and have activated it. (if not already) • Over the vacation, create a JOURNAL (press the + sign), go to the ‘I’ in the corner of the book, choose a cover and call it Studio in Art I.

2. Continued…… • In that sketch book, create 2 drawings: • One with exploring EXPRESSIVE LINES (different tools, and speed). • Keep it black/white for now. • Then, create a DESIGN JUST with lines. • There is no theme and DO NOT MAKE IT RECOGNIZABLE. Just create a black/white design with lines. That’s it! • Please email me with any questions and have fun with it!

3. THE ELEMENTS OF ART Everything starts with a beginning……

4. What you need to know…. • Elements of art are the basic properties of a work of art that may be perceived through the senses. • In a painting, for instance, the properties that may be perceived through our senses are texture, form, shape, color, line and value (tone). • Other elements, for instance sound and time, may be perceived in other art forms such as music and video. T • The way the elements of an artwork relate to each other and are organized in the artwork are referred to as the principles of art.

5. LINE Connect the dots…….

6. LINE…… • Line is defined as a mark that spans a distance between two points (or the path of a moving point), taking any form along the way. • As an art element, line pertains to the use of various marks, outlines and implied lines in artwork and design, most often used to define shape in two-dimensional art work.

10. LINES CAN BE IMPLIED….. What does this mean?

11. IMPLIED LINES….. • Definition: Implied line is created when the artist lifts the pen or pencil from the paper, continuing its direction of travel, and then applies pressure again and continues in the same direction. • Across the gap in the line is the 'implied line', which the mind fills in the gaps. • Implied line works best across short distances. Sometimes lightly drawn broken lines - or even just a slight dash here or there - can be used to increase the strength of the implied line, especially across a longer distance.

13. BLIND CONTOUR LINE DRAWING….. Unlearning what you have learned…..

14. BLIND CONTOUR LINE DRAWING…. • Blind contour drawing is a method of drawing widely used by art teachers, where an artist draws the contour of a subject without looking at the paper. • The student, fixes his or her eyes on the outline of the model or object, then tracks the edge of the object with his or her eyes, while simultaneously drawing the contour very slowly, in a steady, continuous line without lifting the pencil or looking at the paper

16. CONTOUR LINES…. Lines making something come to being….

17. CONTOUR LINES…. • Contour drawing, is an artistic technique used in the field of art in which the artist sketches the contour of a subject by drawing lines that result in a drawing that is essentially an outline; the French word contour meaning, “outline.” • The purpose of contour drawing is to emphasize the mass and volume of the subject rather than the detail; the focus is on the outlined shape of the subject and not the minor details. • However, because contour can convey a three-dimensional perspective, length and width as well as thickness and depth are important; not all contours exist along the outlines of a subject. • This technique is manifested in different styles and practiced in the honor of drawing development.

19. LINE WEIGHT… Using pressure to suggest depth and distance….

22. CROSS-CONTOUR LINES….

23. CROSS-CONTOUR LINES…. • Cross contour lines are drawn lines which travel, as the name suggests, across the form. • Cross contours may be horizontal or vertical, as on the right side of the example, or both. • Often, in more complex forms, cross-contours will be drawn at varying angles. • In this rather lumpy example, the grid of cross-contours looks a bit like the gridlines on a globe or a diagram of a Black Hole in space.

26. SHAPES…. A bunch of lines create shapes…..

27. What you need to know… • Shapes are TWO DIMENSIONAL • These are flat designs based on a length and width. • What are some examples you can think of? • Shapes can be categorized into two groups: ORGANIC AND GEOMETRIC. • Organic: not man made, free form, natural shapes. • Geometric: man made, geometric, has angles and degrees.

29. SPACE…. Not the final frontier…..

30. Some information…. • Space is the area provided for a particular purpose. • Space includes the background, foreground and middle ground. • Space refers to the distances or areas around, between and within things. • It has two kinds: negative and positive.

33. PROJECT #1 Working with Lines, Shapes and Space…..

34. Expressive Line Design • Materials Needed: • Pencil/ Eraser/ Sharpener • Ruler • Sharpies (all sizes) • Your creativity and RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN! PROJECT AGENDA: Students will utilize what they have learned in class and will create an EXPRESSIVE DESIGN with lines, shapes and space.

35. Continued…. • PROCEDURE: • On the piece of paper you receive, please place your NAME and PERIOD on the BACK. • **NEW** Create a ONE INCH BORDER FIRST! • Then, in pencil, break up the paper into LARGE sections. Use diagonals, verticals and horizontal lines. USE A RULER! ALL LINES you make MUST be straight, unless it’s a curve! • Then, break a couple of those large areas into SMALLER sections. • Next, in EACH section, create a PATTERN of lines and shapes. • When completed, use your SHARPIES and TRACE everything. • Erase all pencil marks in the very end.

36. Continued….. • Things to remember…. • Use a variety of LINES • Use a variety of THICKNESSES • Use a variety of PATTERNS • Use a variety of SHAPES • ALWAYS use a ruler for straight lines • Do not rush! You have plenty of time to do this! THIS IS AN IN-CLASS PROJECT!

37. VALUE A gradual change from light to dark…….

38. What is Value? • An element of art, value refers to the lightness or darkness of a color. • Value becomes critical in a work which has no colors other than black, white, and a gray scale. • For a great example of value in action, think of a black and white photograph. You can easily visualize how the infinite variations of gray suggest planes and textures.

40. More information….. • White is the lightest value. This is also called the HIGHLIGHT. • Black is the darkest. This is called the SHADE. • The value halfway between these extremes is called middle gray, also known as the MIDTONE. • The shadow area where the object touches a surface is called the CONTACT SHADOW. • The shadow “thrown” from the object is called the CAST SHADOW.

43. Value scales…. • To practice value, one needs to learn how to create a VALUE SCALE. Each box in the scale is a DIFFERENT color of grey. Use pressure or layers to build up the VALUE of the color.

45. FORM… A three-dimensional shape….

46. More information….. • Form is a form is a three-dimensional geometrical figure (i.e.: sphere, cube, cylinder, cone, etc.), as opposed to a shape, which is two-dimensional, or flat.

47. When you add value to a form….

49. TEXTURE…. A visual sense of touch…..

50. Some information…. • The texture is the quality of a surface, often corresponding to its tactile character, or what may be sensed by touch. • Texture may be used, for example, in portraying fabrics. • It can be explicitly rendered, or implied with other artistic elements such as lines, shading, and variation of color