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Charcoal Wet/ Dry medium and Composition

Charcoal Wet/ Dry medium and Composition . Charcoal Wash.

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Charcoal Wet/ Dry medium and Composition

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  1. CharcoalWet/ Dry medium and Composition

  2. Charcoal Wash Charcoal is rich and crumbly, and smudges easily. Lines can be blended easily using fingers or a kneaded eraser. Effects vary according to the surface type of the paper, and water can be applied to create a charcoal wash. A spray fixative should be applied to preserve the finished work. Natural charcoal is black.Charcoal has been used for drawing since prehistoric times when pieces of charred wood would have been used. Today, charcoal sticks are made from kiln-fired willow twigs, and come in a variety of widths and hardnesses. Charcoal pencils are made of compressed charcoal, and lose some of the qualities of natural charcoal in the process.

  3. FORMS • Over the past few days, we have been working on practicing multiple different types of forms: From cylinders, to spheres, to cubes. You should now have a keen understanding of how to draw a three dimensional shape. • You will now use this understanding and apply it to a still life drawing.

  4. What is a STILL- LIFE drawing? • A still life is a picture of inanimate objects. Common still life subjects include food, flowers, books, and clothing. • This genre flourished particularly among Dutch painters of the seventeenth century. • Jean Chardin (French, 1699-1769) is the most universally admired painter of still life's. Chardin painted many pictures of everyday items, including kettles, vegetables, and vases, with superb modeling of color, light, and texture.

  5. Steps: • Research a still- life artist that you admire. • Choose the subject matter of your own still life. The methods of your still- life should model after the artist that you researched. • You should include at least three different objects that you would like to include in your still-life. • Draw a rough sketch with your willow charcoal • Start to create finalized forms and add value • Stress dark areas vs Light areas • Add water to finalize details of picture • Type synopsis (see details in grading rubric) • Look over it again • Hand in ! (Due February 21st)

  6. Grading • Knowledge Charcoal as a wet/dry medium…………____/20pts • Knowledge of Value……………………….……………____/15pts • Knowledge of Form ……………………………..…….._____/15pts • Knowledge of Still Life Composition………..………..____/15pts • Written Synopsis of artist and your artwork…………_____/15pts • Each student must type a one page about their artwork and the artist they modeled after. Grammar and Punctuation count! Please answer the following questions: What stiil-life artist did you research and model after? Why? Tell me about his/her life. Did this artist use specific methods to create his/her art? How well did you model their efforts? What was the easiest part about this assignment? Why? What was the hardest part about this assignment? Why? • Creativity…………………………………………...…………______/10pts • Neat and Accurate Work…………….…………………..…______/10pts DUE: Thursday, February 23rd , 2012

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