Ink Wash
The purpose of
this these exercises is to mimic time that would normally be spent in the
classroom from the model. My goal is for you to spend about 4 hours doing
them, so please set aside time that will be as uninterrupted as possible.
Your exercises
involve two different subjects:
1. 3 Drawings
total. Spend at least 30 minutes per drawing. Set up a doll or action
figure in a situation that is as much like the model stage as possible.
Make sure there is a strong, directional light source making clear lights and
shadows. From at least two different vantage points, make a total of 3
ink wash drawings of the doll or action figure. Each drawing should fill
a page of your 18x24 drawing pad. Include the background and the environment
of the figure. Be sure to make the darkest darks pure black and to leave
the white of the paper for the lights. Try to build the drawings using
edges, not contour lines. If a drawing gets ruined, be willing to start over!
2. 3 drawings
total. Spend at least 30 minutes per drawing. Go outside while
it's sunny and find at least one interesting tree trunk that looks
somewhat figurative. Find a view of the tree that best suits both the
shape and the light and shadow of the tree. Draw it in Ink Wash, but
instead of starting the drawing out in pencil, find a twig roughly the size of
a pencil, dip it into the ink or wash, and rub the inked end of your new twig
pen onto the paper to make marks. It's awkward at first, but you'll get
the hang of it. So there should be NO pencil marks on your tree drawings.
You are to make
at least 6 drawings (3 dolls, 3 trees) for classwork this week. To
document them to submit, make a short video in which I can clearly see each
drawing. Feel free to add any other info that may be interesting like
images of the tree, your doll/action figure, and studio set-up.
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