visual arts secondary 5
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Visual Arts Secondary 5
Art Basics:
- Lines
- Shape/Form
- Value
- Color
- Space/Perspective
- Texture
- Pattern
- Rhythm/Movement
- Proportion/Scale
- Balance
- Unity
- Emphasis
“Don't think everything must be a masterpiece. Exercises might just be scribbles, but they will help you with your art technique”
What is this?
Lines The Line is the basic element of all design/art, it
has unlimited forms.
What is a line? “The line is a moving dot” “Lines give rise to shapes and therefore ideas” “The essence of drawing is the line exploring space” ~ Andy Goldsworthy
Kinds of lines Vertical lines- lines that move up and down Horizontal lines- lines that are parallel to the horizon. Diagonal lines- lines that transmit movement. Zigzag lines- lines made from a combination of diagonal lines Curved lines- Lines that change direction gradually. Dotted/Dashed lines- Lines that made from continuous closely spaced dots or lines
Kinds of lines Vertical lines- lines that move up and down Horizontal lines- lines that are parallel to the horizon. Diagonal lines- lines that transmit movement. Zigzag lines- lines made from a combination of diagonal lines Curved lines- Lines that change direction gradually. Dotted/Dashed lines- Lines that made from continuous closely spaced dots or lines
Kinds of lines Vertical lines- lines that move up and down Horizontal lines- lines that are parallel to the horizon. Diagonal lines- lines that transmit movement. Zigzag lines- lines made from a combination of diagonal lines Curved lines- Lines that change direction gradually. Dotted/Dashed lines- Lines that made from continuous closely spaced dots or lines
George Seurat
Kinds of lines
Kinds of lines
Self-Portrait: Jean Michel Basquiat
What kinds of lines do you see? What does this portrait make you feel? What do you think the artist was thinking/feeling?
Self-Portrait: David Hockney (1954)
What kinds of lines do you see? What does this portrait make you feel? What do you think the artist was thinking/feeling?
Self-Portrait: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1916)
What kinds of lines do you see? What does this portrait make you feel? What do you think the artist was thinking/feeling?
Egon Schiele
Not all art must be photo-realistic !
Contour Line Continuous Contour Line Blind Continuous Contour Line Gesture Drawing
(In all of the above activities we are only focusing on drawing the line work of an object. We are not concerning ourselves with things like color, shading, shadows, small details, etc.)
Line Activities:
Contour Line
In a contour line drawing, the artist follows the contours of the object carefully outlining and delineating interior features using only lines, no shading. This is a slow and deliberate drawing that calls for concentration and focus. Contour line drawing syncs the eye and movement of the hand and draws only what the eye sees in a very small space before moving to the next small space.
Contour Line
Contour Line
Contour Line
Continuous Contour Line
Continuous contour line drawing is very similar to simple contour line drawing except it involves drawing without ever lifting the drawing instrument from the paper. This type of drawing technique can be very challenging. Again you must sync the eye and movement of the hand.
Continuous Contour Line
Continuous Contour Line
Continuous Contour Line
Continuous Contour Line
Continuous Contour Line
Blind Continuous Contour Line In a blind continuous contour drawings, the artist NEVER looks at the page while they are drawing. The artist only keeps their eyes on the object/model being drawn. It’s ok if your pencil sometimes wanders, but DON’T PEEK on your paper!
The artist should visualize where their pencil is on the page based on where their eyes are on the object. One must imagine that their eyes and their drawing utensil are connected and move in exactly the same increments around the object. This helps develop good hand-eye coordination which is important when drawing. This drawing exercise is a variation of straight contour and continuous
contour drawing which were previously explained.
YES, YOUR DRAWINGS WILL LOOK WEIRD
Blind Continuous Contour Line
Blind Continuous Contour Line
Blind Continuous Contour Line
Blind Continuous Contour Line
Blind Continuous Contour Line
Blind Continuous Contour Line
Blind Continuous Contour Line
Blind contour drawing but this one is not continuous
Gesture Drawing A Gesture drawing is a quick, sketchy study of an object with the intention of capturing the basic form and proportions of an object. Gesture drawings are not meant to represent figures in a photographic way (no details), they are meant to capture the essence of the object. During the gesture drawing, the artist looks only briefly at the page, their eyes are focused on the object. The artist never erases! Gesture drawings are done quickly and are often just preliminary drawing for future work.
Gesture Drawing
Gesture Drawing
Gesture Drawing
Gesture Drawing
Gesture Drawing
Gesture Drawing
Quick Gesture Drawings help determine form
More Detailed
Gesture Drawing
Gesture Drawing: by Rembrandt
Classroom Activity:1 Using the Blind Continuous Contour Line technique draw your own hand on a white piece of paper. Remember: you should NEVER looks at the page while drawing, only keep your eyes on the hand being drawn. NO PEEKING on your paper!
Classroom Activity:2 Using the Gesture Drawing technique draw the following pictures under the following time constraints. Remember: you are trying to capturing the basic form and proportions of an object. No details.
3 minutes
3 minutes
3 minutes
2 minutes
3 minutes
2 minutes
2 minutes
2 minutes
Classroom Activity:3 Using the Continuous Contour Line technique (not blind), draw a friends face on your paper. The face being drawn should occupy most of the space on your paper. Remember: you CAN LOOK at the page while drawing, but try and focus more on the face being drawn. Remember: this technique involves drawing without ever lifting the drawing instrument from the paper.
Classroom Activity:3 Using the Continuous Contour Line technique (not blind), draw a friends face on your paper. The face being drawn should occupy most of the space on your paper. Remember: you CAN LOOK at the page while drawing, but try and focus more on the face being drawn. Remember: this technique involves drawing without ever lifting the drawing instrument from the paper.
