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ART 88.6 Section Number: 1003
Mendocino College, Lake Center
Instructor: Lorraine Brady Arthur
Weekly Schedule of Assignments:
Paint demonstrations and lectures begin by 6:15. Students are to prepare to paint upon arrival to class at 6:00 PM.
Homework: You will need photos that you would like to paint of landscapes, and either an animal, bird, or person. Prepare for class by collecting photos and organizing supplies for assignments, draw thumbnail sketches, prepare surfaces, and complete class or homework assignments. Remember to prepare weeks in advance, in order to stay on schedule.
8/20 Discuss syllabus, supplies and properties of pastels, pastel surfaces and pastel techniques. How to make a pastel panel with masonite. Observe slides of instructor’s work while listening to a discussion on composition and negative and positive shapes.
8/27 Demonstration of “negative / positive shapes drawing”, shading & 5 step value scale (conte or pastel on white or toned charcoal paper). Assignment 1: (5 points) Draw line drawing portion ONLY of “Tonal Portrait” on (toned) charcoal paper. Assignment 2, part one: (5 points total) three five step value scales (on white charcoal paper or equivalent) Homework: Assignment 3: (10 points) sketch 10 ten minute sketches over next three weeks. Art size approx. 9” x 12”, paper type open, use conte, pencil or pastel. Assignments 2 - 7 may also be done using Art Spectrum Colourfix Supertooth Board purchased in the 20” x 28” ten pack.
9/3 Complete Assignment 1 (5 points) by shading values, but only after completing Assignment 2, part one.
9/10 More on technique, creating form by using and observing values Assignment 4: (5 points) Tonal still life (toned charcoal paper or equivalent) No color yet.
9/17 Hue (color)- primaries, secondaries, and tertiaries, values of color, nature of color Assignment 5: (5 points) Samplers-(2 small white sheets of charcoal paper or equivalent) Color wheel, also complements, muting, triads and mixing neutrals, simultaneous contrast. Also Assignment 2, part two: “Color value / temperature swatches using primary colors of yellow, red, and blue. (5 points) Complete for homework. Assignment 3 is due.
9/24 Lecture / Demonstration: Atmospheric perspective, using an under-painting Assignment 6: Aerial perspective landscape painting with an under-painting in a different medium, such as watercolor, acrylic or ink. Use watercolor paper or multi media board or paper. Tentative plan: we will go outside to paint on the far west side of the parking lot. Bring portable table and/or chairs and an easel and drawing board (5 points) Also begin: Assignment 7: paint two small (between 9” x 12” and 14” x 18”) landscapes on location (plein air)
10/1 Lecture on lighting and color: observing and applying values of color to develop form Assignment 8: Color still life- one session in class using 1/4 sheet to 1/2 sheet of velour paper (5 points)
10/8 - 10/15 Assignment 9: (10 points) “Aerial perspective principles in the landscape”- Landscape drawing from a photo, use sanded pastel paper. Complete for homework, along with Assignment 7 (due next week). Also, discuss framing and presentation.
10/22 - 29 Assignment 10: (10 points) “Still Life Study of Form, Lighting and Color” Paint from still life setup in class. Use a 16” x 20” pastel board panel. Begin a decisive plan for the Final - Assignment 13 that includes thumbnail roughs.
11/5 - 11/19 Assignment 11: (10 points) Crystal and floral still life on open choice for paint surface. Approx. 16” x 20” size or larger, choose your own surface. Homework: work on Final.
12/3 - 12/10 Assignment 12: (10 points) Choose your own paper type (half sheet or larger of sanded, velour, w.c., multimedia or a board) photo/ subject of either an animal, bird or person to paint. Plan composition in advance by completing thumbnail sketches.
12/17 “FINAL” critique of Assignment 13 (20 points) |
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