Now that you have created a compelling sunset it is time to create the landscape using a variety of textures. First, you must erase the colors that are directly below the blue mountains. If you don’t, the blue mountains will turn green because they will automatically mix with the yellow from the sunset. After you’ve […]
Many times Artists will use a Reference Photo, in lieu of “Plein-Air.” A term coined during the Impressionist Era when the invention of paint, in tubes, allowed an Artist to paint outdoors. When color photography made locations, otherwise unaccessible to artists, available in books known as Artists Photo Reference books it opened up the possibility […]
This Project will implement the all Elements; line, shape, form, color, texture, space, & value with all the Principles; pattern, contrast, emphasis, balance, proportion, harmony, & movement. Take time to study the piece, prior to drawing it, in order to understand “what” and “why” you are creating. You will need a sheet of 9×12 Bristol […]
Commonly and understandably, people believe that art is created by applying a medium (graphite, charcoal, colored pencils, pastels) on to surface. Artwork can also be produced by taking away, of a medium, using erasers, referred to as Reductive Drawing. Use this picture as a reference photo for the following project. I will be using a […]
This project is going to give you the basic steps to take a reference photo and create a beautiful landscape using colored pencils. Today, we have the luxury of typing whatever type of landscape into a search bar and suddenly have access to a vast number of images to pick and choose from. A lot […]
This project will be a “work in progress” thoughout the school year. It is a multi-media project using Pen & Ink and Colored Pencils. The main objective is to tell your story, at this time in your life, with images and text. In addition, you will incorporate all of the “Elements and Principles” of art. […]
This project requires trusting what you see, using the “Check Back Method,” holding your project next to each step by step photos, and making adjustments. The supplies needed for “The Anamorphic Glass” is a pencil, kneaded eraser, Tombov Mono eraser, (hard, medium, & soft) Charcoal pencils, *the new woodless charcoal pencils are great, stumps, and […]
Before you begin, make sure you pick up the extra graphite on your paper with a kneaded eraser, cleaning often, until you are left with an impression of your sketch. This step is important before you begin coloring to avoid your colors mixing with the graphite and looking dirty. In order to begin you must […]
In this lesson we will begin our next project which is called Anamorphic Art. Steps 1-16- Begin by drawing the bridge. Refer to the numbers, in the diagrams below, to each step with its corresponding color. Some of the steps will be applied to both sides of the bridge. Step 1- (Blue) Draw the bottom line, or […]