AP Art Assignment 1
Submitted by Susan Camin
Non Objective Design
Materials needed: Reproductions, viewfinders, 9 x 12 white paper, pencils, black markers, water based markers, watercolors, brushes, colored pencils
- Select a favorite artist's work.
- Using a viewfinder, travel around the piece and frame a composition. The composition should be complex with some detailed and some ambiguous areas. Using a 9 x 12 piece of drawing paper, draw a rectangle that is no larger than half the paper. The rectangle can be placed anywhere on the paper.
- Draw a line drawing of the framed composition inside the rectangle.
- Draw an enlarged version of the composition in the background. Do not draw through the rectangle.
- Establishing lights and darks: Using a black marker create darks, this can be accomplished by filling in areas with textures like cross hatching, hatching, stippling or solid lines. Sections can be outlined and/or lines can be enhanced with thin to thick weighted lines.
- Color: You may use 4 colors plus black and white. Colors can be analogous (cool and warm), complementary (colors directly across from each other on the color wheel), split complementary, or monochromatic. It is your choice.
- Begin color in the rectangle. Techniques used can be realistically smooth or they can be textured like the Impressionists. Include shading using a darker analogous color or its complement.
- When the rectangle is complete, begin work on the background. YOUR GOAL IS THE CREATE THE BACKGROUND AS IF THE RECTANGLE WAS FLOATING ABOVE IT. Think carefully how you will do this. Will it be because of color, shadows, textures, or contrast?
CHECK OFF WHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.
| What's important? |
COMPOSITION ______
CONTRAST ________
VARIETY ________
COLOR ________ |
DEPTH ________
TEXTURE ________
DIRECTIONAL LINES ________
CRAFTSMANSHIP ________ |
AP HOMEWORK
CONTOUR LINE
Create a contour line drawing of a subject. The subject can be a person (figure or portrait) or thing. Draw the contour as a continuous line contour.
When you are satisfied with your drawing, create a wire line drawing or a 3d wire sculpture that will stand on a base or on its own.
Embellishments and found objects can be added.
Use your imagination to make it unique.
Due ___________________________
