Drawing II, a six hour studio, is a continuation of ART 1213, further developing conceptual and perceptual use of drawing tools, processes and materials. Black and white and color media are explored in the course.

Below are descriptions of some of the assignments in the course with student work examples.

Charcoal on BFK

Still Life Setup under direct lighting, students are given 2 ó weeks to complete this assignment utilizing sketchbook, charcoal pencils, charcoal sticks, erasers and Rives BFK drawing paper to produce a full value drawing. The drawing is to be visually developed through utilization of sketchbook studies including thumbnails and half page to full page value studies of the still life, multiple angles and compositions are encouraged before deciding on the final composition. Students are instructed to utilize comparative measuring techniques, and may either utilize smearing value masses, a mark making technique, or a mixture of methods to achieve form.

White Charcoal on Black Canson Paper

Still Life Setup under direct lighting, students are given 2 ó weeks to complete this assignment utilizing sketchbook, white charcoal pencils, erasers and black Canson paper drawing paper to produce a full value drawing. The drawing is to be visually developed through utilization of sketchbook studies including thumbnails and half page to full page value studies of the still life, multiple angles and compositions are encouraged before deciding on the final composition. A mark making system of some form of crosshatching or hatching is encouraged over the utilization of smearing value masses to achieve form.

Pastel Drawing on black Canson paper (smooth or rough texture of paper)

Still life setup under direct lighting, students are given three weeks to complete the assignment utilizing sketchbook, white charcoal pencils, pastels, and black Canson paper to be utilized as the mid-tone to produce a full value drawing. The drawing is to be visually developed through utilization of sketchbook studies including thumbnails and half page to full page value studies of the still life, multiple angles and compositions are encouraged before deciding on the final composition.A mark making system of some form of crosshatching or hatching is encouraged to achieve form.Black pastels are the only pastels off limits, part of the assignment is to mix to produce black.

Colored Pencil Assignment

• Purchase a 22" x 30" Stonehenge white paper. You can get that from Campus Bookmart. The paper is kept in one of the white drawers. Check the label on the drawer and it should say "Stonehenge". If you can't locate it, ask the folks in Campus Bookmart.
• Cut the paper in half with an Xacto knife and a ruler. You are going to use only half the sheet, which is 22" x 15". Choose the smooth side of the paper to draw on. Both sides are slightly scratchy, but you want to draw on the smoother, less scratchy side.
• Google search for paintings that are colorful and have blended colors. Pick one. Print it out in color. (Attached is a good example: painting by the Fauvist artist, Andre Derain.)
• Use a viewfinder to search for an interesting 3" x 3" composition within the image/painting. Cut it out using knife and ruler. I'm asking students to find a 3" x 3" section, so students don't have to copy the entire painting.
• Bring it to a Copy place in town to enlarge the image 200% so the 3" x 3" image becomes 6" x 6". Make two copies in color. Keep one copy so you can glue that down on your drawing with rubber cement. Glue it down only after you have completed your colored pencil drawing.
• Use the second one for tracing the image directly onto your Stonehenge paper. You can do this by flipping the image over and covering the back of it with graphite. Then flip the image back onto its front side, bring it to your Stonehenge paper and trace over the shapes of the image, transferring them onto your paper. OR use tracing paper to trace the image and then transfer that onto your Stonehenge paper. Use whichever tracing method that works best for you. Trace the image and all the details with an HB pencil.
• Use a kneaded eraser and gently remove excess graphite from your traced image after you have completed it.
• Tape off the edges of your drawing with masking tape to prevent it from getting dirty. You can keep the rest of the border of your drawing clean by covering with white paper.
• You can now begin to color with colored pencils. Try to copy exactly the colors you see in the colorful image.