• Describes the size, location or amount of one element to another (or to the whole) in a work.

What is a Grid Drawing?• A drawing that utilizes a grid to

simplify the proportions and shapes of a desired photo.

Why Grid?

• It’s easy to learn and helps train the eye in the matter of proportion.

Chuck Close: Gridding Process

• Starts with gridded photo

• Transfers scaled grid onto canvas

• He always starts in a corner of the canvas

Chuck Close: Examples of Work

Abbildung 8: Leslie, Chuck Close, 1973 (painting)

Chuck Close: Examples of Work

Mark, Chuck Close, 1979(painting)

Chuck Close: Examples of Work

Lucas, Chuck Close, 1993(painting)

Collaborate

verb• work jointly on an activity, especially to

produce or create something.

Your Project

You will take a 1.5” square and enlarge it to a 12” square to create a collaborative piece.

We will put all the pieces together to create a final mural.

Make the details and the colors as EXACT as possible!

MATH QUESTION:How many times larger is the bigger square??