Painting and drawing is an international language and has been around for at least 30,000 years. Like any language it is made up of parts, or elements. Written languages are made up of nouns, verbs, and adjectives, while drawings are made up of 7 elements referred to as "the elements of art": line, shape, form, space, value, color, and texture.
Thus far we have covered line and shape and are currently working on value and form. The students have just completed both a grayscale and a monochromatic scale. By comparing the two they were developing their ability to see tones and values both in black and white and color.
This week students will be working on self portraits. I have taken their pictures and supplied them with a black and white (grayscale) photograph to work from. I will be showing them how to use a grid to enlarge their photos and then reviewing painting techniques that they used while doing their scales.
Once their drawings are complete they will paint them using monochromatic tones, this way they can focus on using value to create forms.
This week students will be working on self portraits. I have taken their pictures and supplied them with a black and white (grayscale) photograph to work from. I will be showing them how to use a grid to enlarge their photos and then reviewing painting techniques that they used while doing their scales.
Once their drawings are complete they will paint them using monochromatic tones, this way they can focus on using value to create forms.
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| Self Portrait in a Monochromatic Color Scheme by Neal James |
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