4. Choose 3 from the List Summer Hwk

Summer Homework

LANDSCAPE (ANY MEDIA): Find an outdoor space you find interesting or are very familiar with. Draw 3-5 thumbnails. You may want to use a viewfinder to crop the scene. Select the best one and do a final piece of it. Be sure to use a full range of values. You may want to photograph your chosen landscape and work from a photo indoors. Do not work from a photo that is not your own.

FIGURE DRAWING: Have someone you know pose for you. Do 3-5 thumbnails of different poses and vantage points. Select the best one and create a final piece. You may work from an original photo. Think about unusual perspectives and foreshortening!

BICYCLE DRAWING (ANY MEDIA): Using a bike of your choice, draw 3-5 thumbnails. You should have at least 75 percent of the bicycle in the image. Be sure the positive and negative space is interesting and that the background is considered. Try looking from unique angles. Select your strongest image and do a final drawing. Be sure to take your time setting up proportions and use a full range of values from white to black.

Grid Drawing: Be sure to use an interesting photo that you or someone you know took. No magazine images!! This can be a distorted grid or a grid that you do something more creative with, such as using color or creating unique values. Be sure to have a full range of values. View the gridded portraits of Chuck Close for additional inspiration. I recommend not doing an additional self-portrait at this time.

FEATURED ARTIST ALTERED BOOK (2-PAGE SPREAD): You will need to find or buy an old book for this assignment. I recommend an old book with a hard cover. You will do a 2-page spread in your book inspired by the artwork of an artist of your choice. The pages can be one continuous image or read as 2 separate pages. You are to cover 50-75 percent of the page. Allow some of the book images or text to be visible and interact with your work. This can be with any materials you choose (draw, paint, collage, print, etc.). You may also take away or cut into the book. Your piece should relate to your selected artist. This can be subject matter, technique, color use, etc. Research Altered Books and Creative Journaling websites for examples and ideas.