Drawing with black and white

Line vs. Value

No outlines in value

drawings!

Only shading!

Normally….dark mark on a light ground (paper).

Draw in the shadows/darks

Drawing in the Shadows

Now experiment with drawing in the LIGHTs!

White mark on dark ground

This week.. Double Trouble Leaf Drawings

1 composition… 2 drawings

• 1 black charcoal drawing on white paper- draw in shadows• 1 white charcoal drawing on black paper- draw in lights

Game plan1. Go out side to get a few leaves, arrange

in interesting composition on table. 2. Few quick thumbnail sketches to plan

amazing composition

3. Black Charcoal on White Paper- lightly sketch contours in pencil then shade shade shade with black charcoal

4. White Charcoal on Black Paper- lightly sketch contours in pencil then highlight, lighten with white charcoal

Duh… save your leaves for the rest of the week. We be drawing directly from Life. So take good care of them.

Next week

• Drawing with dark (black) and light (white) on middle ground (grey)

TODAY

1. Finish leaves2. Practice shading with black and white on grey

paper- make gradients3. Make paper airplanes, folded stuff with white

paper