DRAWING CLASS

SKETCHBOOK WEEKLY PROMPTS

DoNOTloosethispaper;ithaseachthesketchbookassignmentsfortheENTIRE
semester.

YourSketchbookisdueeveryother
MONDAY
,thatmeansyouhavetheweekends
tofinalizeyourwork.

IfyouIfyouchoosetoturnyoursketchbookinonTuesday,youautomaticallylose
halfofthepoints.Anydayafterthat,itsazero.Ifyouareabsentontheduedate,
youshouldturnyoursketchbookintheverynextschoolday.

SketchbookExpectations:
o UtilizedElementsandPrinciples
o Thereisevidenceofthoughtandcreativity!
o Anicelycomposeddrawing
o Backgroundimageryisconsideredanddeveloped
o NOFLOATINGOBJECTS

Everyclasswillstartwithatleast10minutesofsketchtime.Thiswillallowyouto
workonthespecifiedassignmentsforeachweek.

Whattodoifyoufinishearly...keepworkingonit!(addabackground,moredetailsin
yourshading,etc.Thereisalwaysmoretodo)
________________________________________________________________
Weeklysketchgradeisworthatotalof
30
points:
Eachsketchbookdrawingisworth
20
points.
Eachresearchstartupisworth
10
points.
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Onthatnote
o Researchthestartupbeforebeginningyourweeklysketch
o Lookupthesuggestedartist(s)
o Takenotesontheartistsstylesandcompositions
o Takenotesonhowyoucanadaptwhatyouseeintoyourownwork
andstyle
o Createyoursketch
o MakeuseoftheENTIREpage
o Usetheelementsandprinciplesofart
o Addvalue,design,ortexture
o Worktoachieveaneffectivecomposition

NameHr.
Criteria

Exceptional
5

Exceeds
4

Meets
3

Attempte
d
2

Noattempt
0

Drawing
Meetsalltherequirementsforthe
assignment.

Obviouseffortandcreativityin
completingtheassignment.

Workconnectstoresearch

Drawingexhibitsgrowth,learning,
understandingofconcepts

Totalpoints(Drawing)

/20
Research

Suggestedresearch

Individualartistresearch

Totalpoints(research)

/10

Week1:

Youarestandinginfrontofanunfamiliardoor,whenyouopenitandwalkthrough
yourealizeyouhavejustwalkedintoyourbrain.Whatdoesthatlooklike?

Week2:

Researchstartup:
StartwithsomeoneyoualreadyknowlikeVanGogh(starrynight).
Findanartistyouhavenotheardofbefore.
Howdotheirworksdiffer,howaretheysimilar?
Howcanyouadaptthisworkintoyourpersonalstyle?
LookupTheTreeofLifebyGustavKlimt

howdoesthistreeshowpersonality?
howisthesubjectplacedwithintheartworktoprovokethoughtortension?

Sketch:
IFTREESCOULDTALK:Designasimplelandscapewithonefeaturedisplayinga
personality!Perhapsyouwillshowusthebranchesandtherootsystemofatreeor
bush.Makeitinterestingwithbulges,swirlytextures,orformsthattwistandturn.Be
creative.
OUREMPHASISISONLEARNINGTOSHADETHINGSTOMAKETHEM
LOOKTHREEDIMENSIONAL.
Nothinginthedrawingshouldlookflat.Useawide
rangeofvalueslight,medium,anddarktones.Positionyourpersonalitystricken
objectintheforegroundbutdontforgetthebackground.Donotpositionyourfocal
pointinthecenterofthepage.Onlypencil!

Week3:

ResearchStartup:
VanGoghsdrawings(weallknowhimforhisincredibleimpastopaintings,buthis
drawingsareequallyasfluidwithhislinework)

Sketch:
Chooseanobjectfromthemysterybox.Createaworldusingthisobjectasthe
mainsubject.Usepenciltosketchoutthecomposition.Shadetheobjectusingone
ofthefollowingtechniques:hatching,crosshatching,orstipplingwithpenandink.
Therestofthecompositionstaysasa
contour
drawingonly,butusepenandinkto
finalizeyourcontourlines.

Week4:

ResearchStartup:
ReneMagritteandhisuseofdoors

Sketch
ADOORWAYTO:Drawanopendoorwayandshowwherethisdoorleads.Itcan
betheentrancetoanotherroom,place,land,event,dream,orthefuture.Pleaseuse
value(shading)andlotsofdetail!Onlypencil!

Week5:

ResearchStartup:
RaoulHausmannscollages
Drawncollage
Braques
HousesatL'estaque

Sketch:
CHILDHOODMEMORIESDRAWINGCOLLAGE:Fillthepagewithdrawingsthat
expressastoryorcollectionofstoriesfromyourchildhood.

Whattoconsider:
LAYER,LAYER,LAYER!
Howmuchwillyoushow?Howmuchwillyouhide?
Incorporatetextifyouwant.Whatwordsarevitaltothestoryyouare
tryingtocommunicate?
ConsiderasenseofVISUALMOVEMENT.Howwillyoureyesmove
throughoutthepagewithpurposeandintent?
Theremustbeonepagefullwithimage/textfromyourbrainstorming/planning
phaseandonefullpageforyoufinaldrawingcollage.Usepencilorinkpen!

Week6:

ResearchStartup:
M.C.Eschershanddrawings
Crosscontourdrawings

Sketch:
ALLABOUTHANDS
SketchyourhandsthreetimesonONEpagewithalightpencil(2H,4H,6H).
Consideroverlappingandinterestinghandpositions.Withadarkpencil(2B,4B,6B)
createcrosscontourlinesthatfollowtheformofyourhand.Beconsiderateofthe
darknessandlightnessofyourpencillines.Thedarkerandthickerpartsofthelines
willrecedeintospaceandcreateashadowlikefeeling.Thelighter,thinnerlineswill
seemclosertotheviewerandhelpgivethedrawinga3dimensionalfeel.

Week7:

ResearchStartup:
Famousquotes
Artusingtext

Sketch:
THERESMEANINGINTEXT:Makeaworkofartthatisonlycomposedofwriting.
Youmayusesomemeaningfulstatements,poetry,orquotations.Yourideashould
bevisuallycompleteanddisplaycohesionbetweenthemeaningofthetextand
visualcuesinthedrawing.Youmayincorporatecolorasyouseefit.Yourchoiceof
medium!

ResearchStartup:
AndyWarhol

Week8:

I<3JUNKFOOD:

Spillabagofchips,takeabiteofthatcandybar,buysome
McDonaldsFrenchfries.Fillingtheentirepage,createadrawinginspiredbyyour
favoritejunkfood.Yourchoiceofmedium!

Week9:

AONEOFAKINDSHOE:Whatkindoflinesandshapescapture
thepersonalityofaparticularshoe?Howwouldarunningshoe
differfromaconstructionworkersshoeoradancersshoe?Look
atVincentvanGoghsShoesfrom1888.Howdothelinesandtheir
directiondisplayactioninthedrawing?Aretheseshoesa
selfportraitofvanGogh?Whatcanyoutellabouttheartists
personalityfromthedrawing?

Pickonetypeofshoeandcreateadrawingusingqualitiesoflineto
expressthepersonalityofthatshoe.Beforeyoubegindrawing,listfourtofive
adjectivesthatdescribeeachshoe.Thiswillhelpyouchooselinestouse;i.ebold
linesforworkboots;fastlinesforsneakers;thin,elegantlinesforhighheels.Usea
mediathatyoufeelwithhelpthemeaning/styleofyourdrawing!DONTFORGET
theBACKGROUND(givetheshoesaplace)

Week10:

YourChoice!Findanartistthatyouhavealwaysadmiredorhasinspiredyou.Mimic
theirstylewithyourowntwist.

HomeworkforWeek11...Findareflective,shinyobjectandbringitintoclassbefore
Monday!

Week11:

REFLECTIVEFUN:TakealookatM.C.EschersHand
withReflectingSpherefrom1935.Noticethedistortion
inthereflection.Takealookathiswiderangeofvalues.
Now,drawyourfacereflectedinashiny,roundobject
(i.e.metalteapot,largespoon,panlid,etc.)Includethe
distortionsandvaluesyousee.Usepencilonly!

Week12(tobecompletedatHOME):

APERSONALCOLLECTION:"Whoeverwantstoknowsomethingaboutme(asan
artist,theonlynotablething)oughttolookcarefullyatmypicturesandtryandsee
inthemwhatIamandwhatIwanttodo."GustavKlimt

Thinkcarefullyaboutyourbelongings,howevermeaningfulortrivialtheobject,and
considerwhattheysayaboutyou,yourpersonality,andyourlife.Setupastilllife
consistingofsimilarobjectsthatwillcommunicatewhoyouare.

ThingstoConsider:
LightSourcedramaticlightingaddscontrastandcanenhance
moodconsiderusingaflashlight,tablelamp,cliplamp,candleetc.
CompositionALWAYSconsiderthearrangementofyourobjectsand
howtheywillenhancethecomposition,moveaviewerseye,andadd
interest
Repetitionthinkaboutusingsimilarobjectsorshapestoaddinterestand
moveaviewerseye
ValueALWAYSremembertouseawiderangeofvalue.Wherearethe
darkestdarksandthelightestlights?
Backgrounddontforgettothinkaboutthebackground.Consider
varyingheightsorfabrics.Withoutabackground,youjusthavefloating
objects!
Spacethinkaboutforeground,middleground,andbackground

Week13:

FEARSANDPHOBIAS:Afterperusing
http://phobialist.com/
didyoufindsomesilly
fearsandphobias?Choosethemostoutrageousphobiafromtheonlinelistand
createaworkofartononesketchbookpagedevotedtothissillyphobia.Feelfree
toincorporatetext,images,othermaterials,etc.

Thinkabout:
Howtocreateanawesomedesignrepresentingthisfear/phobia
Howtomovetheviewer'seyepurposefullythroughoutthespace
Whatmediawillenhancemyidea

Week14:

SANTAMAKEOVER:Findapictureofa"traditional"SantaClausanduseyourartistic
licensetogivehimamakeover.UpdatetheoldSt.Nicktolooklikeacontemporary
SantaClaus.Havefunwiththismaybeheevengetsanewname?Useanymedia
youwouldlikebutyoumustaddcoloranduseafullrangeofvalue!

Week15:
lastsketchbookbeforetheendoftheSemester

MYSTERYDRAW:createadrawingthathasbeenzoomedinoronlyincludespartof
anobject.Canyoutrickme?IfyoucanIwillgiveyou5extrapoints!Theobjectmust
bearealone;somethingIwouldknow.Useanymediayouwouldlike!

ExtraCredit:
Youhavetheoptiontoturninoneextracreditsketchbookdrawingeachquarter.
Completingtheseassignmentswillgiveyou10extracreditpointsperquarter.

EXTRACREDIT1
DOESTHEMUSTARDDANCE?:Chooseanenclosedspacesuchasakitchencabinet,
television,oven,refrigerator,drawer,orcloset.Whatobjectswouldyousee?What
humanqualitiestheseobjectsassumewhennooneiswatching?Dothemustard
bottlesdance?Dothesocksplaycards?Fillyourentirepageandmakesuretoshow
theinteriorofthespaceaswellastheobjects.Usecoloredpencil!

DoYouHave:
afocalpoint
strongcomposition
widerangeofvaluewithrichcolor

EXTRACREDIT2
MAGNIFYORREDUCE:Chooseanobjectwithaninterestingsurface.Youwillmake
atotalof6drawingsofthisobject.Thefirstshouldbeafullviewincludingthe
background.Aftertheinitialdrawing,graduallyincreasethescaleoftheobject(get
closerandcloser).Thefinaldrawingwillshowamagnifiedviewofthesurface.You
maynotevenbeabletotellwhatitis!Useamagnifyingglasstohelpwiththese
closeupviews.Thinkabouttexture,value,anddetails!Beforeyoubegin,drawsix
3"sq.boxesonyourpaper.Youwillcomposeeachviewinsideanindividualbox.Use
anymediumyouwant!