Discussion
Critique
- Present your 2 photo-collages and re-worked Value Scale
- Class will determine the success with regard to the assignment guidelines.
- (1) Narrow Value Range: either high-key or low-key
- (1) Broad Value Range
- Emphasis: create a focal point wherein one area or element is emphasized (even within the narrow range) through size, placement, value contrast, or isolation.
Assignment #3: NEXT STEP
- Collages:
- Keep your photo-collage squares separate for now and in good shape. Make sure they are properly marked indicating the TOP and numbered from left to right, top to bottom.
- Paintings (Part 1):
- For each composition, take a piece of 9×12″ bristol and in pencil measure out the size of your composition with a corresponding grid. You will be painting on these pieces, so keep them clean and neat.
- Using your Value Scale as a guide, you will be recreating each photographic square using a range of black, white, and gray values, achieving continuous tone in areas where highlight and shadow blend together.
- Do not worry about accurately rendering an eye, nose or ear, think only in terms of value, the boundaries of each value shape relationship.
- Notice how some values crossover shape boundaries into adjoining areas (open-value), while others are limited by the edges of the shape (closed-value).
- Work on each square independently, but refer back to the original overall composition as you work.
- When you have completed each composition carefully protect all elements with a piece of clean sketchbook paper and cardboard.
- We will mount both the original photographic collage and the painting together in class.
Lab
Meeting with Professor
- Get approval from Professor, either in the critique or individually, before moving on to the painting phase.
- After Professor’s review work in-class on the Paintings (due next class)
Homework
- Complete one of the two Paintings (DUE WEEK 12)
- Check website Monday night for supply list.