Term 1 Assignments
Expressive
Lines
Line Experimentation
Fill the page
with as many different kinds of lines
as possible.
Color or black & white
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Try to make as many types of
lines as you can.
Repeat each type of line
several times.
Try all types of lines: wavy,
curly, jagged, dashes, fat,
thin, etc.
Fill your page with as many
lines as you can.
Repetition, Angles, Rhythm
Fill the page with groups of lines
which move together, changing
direction with angles.
Color or black & white
Directional Lines
Unlike the expressive, directional lines
are very precise. Lines should all be the
same thickness. These lines look as if
they are bending and overlapping. This
is not "free" like expressive lines) but
calculated constant, and even.
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Start anywhere on your paper.
Move in a certain direction. stop
and begin in a new direction
Keep lines in a group the same
distance apart.
Try to go in every direction at
least once
Echoes
Freeform Line Repetition
Beginning with one freeform line, and
echoing it with variations.
begin by drawing an abstract, free-form
line on the page. Then use other lines
to echo the original line, flowing with it,
into it, and away from it. Add color on
or between the lines.
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Even very young children can
merely trace outside a line. You
must create new variations
away from your first lines to
make it look different !
Draw what You
Hear
Interpretive, Conceptual
Visualize sounds
without drawing an object.
Color
2-D and 3-D Arrows
Page Composition from 2-D and 3D shapes
Color
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Create a full page composition
using a combination of 3dimensional and 2-dimensional
arrows. Use overlapping to break
up the spaces into interesting
positive and negative shapes.
Outline with felt-tip pen.
Think up an interesting color
scheme and fill the shapes with
colored pencil
Lettering and Letterforms
Fill the page
with as many different kinds of lettering as possible.
Color
Typography Testers
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Fill the page with a variety of lettering styles.
Be creative! Find a poem - a favorite song - a
list of favorite sayings - your favorite things Perhaps start with pencil (very light) then
move to markers or colored pencil
Perhaps divide your page into separate
shapes, perhaps use borders
Must do's:
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Include color
Fill the page
Have five or more styles
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Special note: If you know how to
letter in another language/alphabet,
include that as a style, too!
Pen & Ink Value
Shade and achieve values and gradations with
line patterns .
Black & White
PEN & INK STROKES
1. Contour Lines: Contour lines are marks that
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Pen & Ink Shading
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precisely follow the curves and planes of an
object.
Parallel Lines: Parallel lines are straight marks that
extend in the same direction. Sketched free-hand,
the lines need not have ruler straight perfection.
Crosshatching: Crosshatching consists of two or
more sets of contour or parallel lines that are
stroked in different directions and intersect.
Stippling: Stippling is a grouping of dots.
Scribble: A scribble line is a free flowing (but
controlled) mark that loops and twists in a sketchy
manner.
Wavy Lines: Wavy lines are drawn side by side in
a repetitive pattern
Crisscross Lines: Crisscross lines flow with the
contour of an object and are arranged in a
staggered, randomly crossing manner
"Pen & Ink Shading"
There are seven basic strokes used to shade with
pen and ink.
In your sketchbook, use a minimum of five
different types of strokes to shade from black to
white. Fill the page. Try to go from light to dark
in the sections.
The areas can be any shape; they don't have to be
rectangles.
Value and Pencil Shading
Gradations on a composition of inventive shapes.
Black and White
Fill the page with overlapping shapes that
run off the page on all sides. No pos/neg
spaces larger than a fist print. Fill each
pos/neg space with smooth pencil
gradations (from light to dark).
Pencil Shading
The Shading Do-Nots:
Do not shade with the side of your pencil.
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Do not smear the drawing with your finger or a
tissue.
Do not start out too dark - you can always get
darker as you work.
Do not use mechanical pencils. (Sorry- won't
work!)
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Do make a flat edge on the tip of your pencil lead
by "coloring" a sharpened tip on a piece of scrap
paper.
Do shade in one direction only... then shad the
opposite direction on top.
Do shade from light layers to dark to avoid uneven
transitions.