FA 101 Homework #5 spoons

This assignment students were asked to make spoon gestures (10), reflection self portrait, and 3 imagined textures on spoons. 

FA 101 General Drawing Week 13.5

Tuesday we draw a still life of plaster casts and plants. Students looked to show the contrast of nature versus the man-made. The final homework is due Tuesday dec 2. Examples in next post.

FA 106 Figure Drawing 2 Week 13.5

Tues students had a second portrait session with the models. Tues Dec 2 hands feet drawing is due!

FA 209 Painting 1 Week 13.5

Tuesday students should be finishing their palette project painting 2 and starting the final. 

FA 106 Color Theory Week 13.5

Tuesday students continued to work on the critter/robot project with it being due Thursday dec 4. Final project should be started asap as our final critique is Dec 11.

FA 101 General Drawing Week 13

Students worked on a drapery drawing, focusing on understanding the structure and types of folds. 

FA 104 Figure Drawing 2 Week 13

Students finally had a full class session to work on the portrait in a tonal paper drawing. 

FA 209 Painting 1 Week 13

Students continued to work on the palette project while a combination portrait/palette project #2 demonstration was made by the instructor as Nicole sat for the painting. Clips of Painting the Classic Self-Portrait by Kerry Dunn were shown on the crafty.com platform. Kerry is an instructor at the Incamminati school in Philly.

FA 106 Color Theory Week 13

Students got back grades for the pixel project while continuing to work on the robot/critter project. Students were also introduced to the final project on Thursday. 

FA 101 Homework #4

Here are examples for the origami homework

FA 101 General Drawing Week 12

This week students focused on making white chalk drawings on toned paper for Tuesday's class, while making a large full page still life drawing on tone paper for Thursday. Students will submit a best drawing at the end of class next Thursday to be considered for inclusion of the drawing show. 

FA 104 Figure Drawing 2 Week 12

This week began our last anatomy section the head, neck and features of the face. Tues was a short portrait warm up before attending the Richard Barlow opening lecture/reception. Thursday combine the head and neck gesture with the features lecture. Next week will be specifically a portrait drawing focus week.

FA 209 Painting 1 Week 12

This week students began creating the designs for the palette project. Matching a style with a palette and a subject. Demonstration 1 paired a cityscape with a shellac style and full palette use.

FA 106 Color Theory Week 12

This week students worked to finish the Family Faces project and started the Robot / Critter Tonal Tint project. 

FA 101 General Drawing Week 11

Tuesday students attended the Richard Russo lecture and were given the assignment of creating a drawing based on what they heard. The homework demonstration comes from the story of the author running into an old girlfriend and she saying that she had no idea he was so "full of books". Thursday students were asked to practice the subtractive charcoal drawing method, wherein they lay down a ground of charcoal before wiping out the light areas with an eraser. Then using both charcoal and eraser continue to refine the drawing by adding or subtracting value. 

FA 104 Figure Drawing 2 Week 11

Anatomy lectures covered the arms (tues) and the hands + feet (thurs). Students should keep the lecture notes in their sketchbook for grading - this includes all 5min quick poses drawings we do as well. Homework for copying 3 of Leonardo's arms will be due thurs nov 13 and the 2 hand 2 feet drawing is due tues dec 2 after thanksgiving break.

FA 209 Painting 1 Week 11

Tues and thurs students finished working on the color box project. Also on Thursday students were introduced to the Palette project. Demonstrations will highlight possible solutions to style and palette choices for the project in the coming week.

FA 106 Color Theory Week 11

Both class sessions this week students worked on the Face pixel portrait project. Students will review progress in a group critique this coming thurs nov 13 and turn in the final image on tues nov 18.

FA 104 Homework #3

Copy any three Leonardo drawings to your sketchbook from the following images.

FA 101 General Drawing Week 10

Tuesday students made a line quality drawing with no shading next to a tonal drawing with little to no line. Both drawings were of the same object and focused on making the best drawing possible. Thursday students made a spooky charcoal still life drawing. REMINDER--- the Richard Russo lecture will be Tuesday and we will meet at class AB 112 @ 630pm for the assignment before going to the lecture at 7. This is a big assignment and is Mandatory, plus a DGV do bring your student ID.