First Day Class

Discussion of modular proportions and relative measuring vs. site size method.

Introduction to the skeleton

You must have your all your drawing supplies today.

Homework: 
Watch:

• Video: Drawing the Skeleton Frontal
• Video: Drawing the Skeleton Side View

• Skeleton: Front
• Skeleton: Side
• Skeleton: 3/4

If you do not have your homework or supplies, you automatically are dropped because you have failed the class. 

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GALLERY RESERVED FOR STARSTRUCK THEATRE

JANUARY 8th to JANUARY 29th
 

Demo of charcoal and white chalk drawing of skeleton on colored/kraft paper. 

Rest of class is a long drawing of skeleton on colored or brown craft paper.

Mass concept drawings of plaster casts.

Four 15 minute warm up drawings.

One long drawing of plaster figure in pencil.

Demo of charcoal wipe out method.

One to two long drawing of plaster figure in with charcoal on white paper.

You may want to watch these videos about drawing the human form on you tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDJa9Mn-psQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9x4mXq8FAE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRj5CaMjTNs

Demo of 10 minute mass concept drawings of models in simple standing poses.

Four 10 minute warm up drawings of standing model.

Two long drawing of standing model in any of the styles or mediums we've worked in so far.

Four 10 minute warm up drawings of standing model.

Two 20 minute drawings of standing model.

One long drawing of standing model in any of the styles or mediums we've worked in so far.

Four 10 minute warm up drawings of standing model.

Demo of 10 minute mass concept drawings of models in simple seated poses.

Four 10 minute warm up drawings of seated model.

One 20 minute seated pose.

Remainder of class long seated pose.

Font
Side
3/4  Views

You may want to watch these videos about portrait/human head on you tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiUfVKPEKxU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrzvB3BuujE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_vwyRkGyl4
 

Required:
Smith Center Art Gallery on Campus

RECEPTION RENOVATED REPUTATIONS 6PM-8PM

Font
Side
3/4  Views

Long plaster cast drawings of the head using modular/relative systems. 
 

Warm up five 10 minute studies of the skull.

Portraits/Heads

During breaks for model I will discuss various aspects of the facial features.

Four 10 minute warm up drawings of  model in various poses.

One 20 minute drawings of standing model.

One 20 minute drawings of seated model.

One long drawing of reclining model in any of the styles or mediums we've worked in so far.
 

Four 10 minute warm up drawings of  model in various poses.

One 20 minute drawings of standing model.

One 20 minute drawings of seated model.

One long drawing of reclining or semi standing model in any of the styles or mediums we've worked in so far.

Drawings of casts of the hands. 

Drawings of casts of the hands. 

You may want to watch these videos about portrait/human head on you tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NQy-a3rvQs
 

Install Student Show This Week

Photographing your work

TONIGHT
Art Gallery

Student Show
Awards 6pm?
Reception 7pm?

Room 1407
Editing Photos
 

Field Trip to Stanford's Art Museum Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University
Please be on the front steps at 11:00am sharp

Homework: Copy Loomis' diagrams of the foreshortening method in your small sketchbooks.

Foreshortened
 

REQUIRED
Santa Clara Show Reception
6-8 PM
Smith Center Art Gallery on Ohlone Campus

Foreshortened
 

Foreshortened
 

Commencement (Graduation) Ceremony