Activity 1: Natural Object
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Medium: Soft lead pencil (examples:
graphite, ebony pencil, 2b-6b)
Drawing paper: 11x14 to 16x20
Produce a drawing of a natural object
concentrating on light and shadow. Use all
values from darkest blacks to white. Select
subject matter such as pine cones, shells,
twigs, bark (i.e. birch, sycamore), or berries.
Choose an object that is interesting and has
detail, texture or pattern. Develop a
composition that shows the entire object or
draw a close up as if it extends beyond the
edges of the paper. Use a viewfinder if needed
to find an interesting area to draw.
Activity 2: Bicycle
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Medium: Charcoal/charcoal pencil, soft
(black and white, no color)
Charcoal paper (may be colored) heavy
weight- 90lbs: size 11x14 to 16x20
Use a viewfinder to find an area of a bicycle
that you find interesting and shows good
composition. Sometimes using a digital
camera helps in finding your composition.
Take a series of pictures, close ups, from
different angles and perspectives. Find
something challenging and unique. Use the
charcoal and charcoal pencils to render light
and shadow. Look for how the shadows are
casted away from the bike and what shapes
they make. Tortillions will help assist in
blending.
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Activity 4: Reference Photo Challenge: AP
Drawing students must have their own image
bank for to use to complete their drawings.
Using a phone, or digital camera, capture
something creative and beautiful every day
from a variety of subjects. Take photos from a
variety of times of day and with a variety of
light sources. Upload your photos to an image
gallery on schoology! You should have at least
30 images of various subjects and
compositions. See ideas below for tips on
what to photograph. Begin on June 26thEnd the night before the first day of
school!
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What kind of balance am I using? Asymmetrical,
symmetrical, radial, etc.
Do I have portraits, self-portraits, full figure poses,
landscapes, interior spaces, exterior spaces, still life
scenes, groups of people?
Do I show space (foreground, middle ground,
background)?
Have I cropped?
Have I used overlapping?
Have I included diagonals? Or does my image only
read from left to right, or in a row?
Does the photo show an unusual point of view?
Does the photo show an unusual light source? (i.e:
not only desk lamp, cell phone light, candle light,
moon light, sunlight, colored lights)
Do I use a variety of light sources and show different
times of day and weather?
Does the work evoke any emotion, expression or
mood other than happy?
Have I used cast shadows?
Have I used reflections?
Have I used transparent effects?
Have I manipulated the above subjects using
distortion techniques, wrapping objects, breaking
things, using mirrors etc.
Have I expressed myself?
Does the image reflect my voice and style?
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Activity 3: Portrait
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Medium: Your choice of one, or a combo of
two: soft graphite pencil, colored pencil,
pastel pencils, inks
Personal choice of paper (may be colored)
heavy weight- 90lbs: size no smaller than
11x14.
Create a composition that illustrates the
personality of the subject. Use dramatic
lighting, props, a different perspective or
unique point of view when drawing your
subject. If you choose a self-portrait use a
mirror. You may ask a friend to take a photo
of your with a digital camera if the mirror
approach is too difficult.
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All summer work will be due during the first
week(s) of school in September- Monday Sept
12th.