The Expressive Figure Assignment
Concept: Rhythm and Frequency
Materials
- Vine or Willow Jumbo Charcoal ( Generals), Graphite lead and holder, ballpoint pen, Crayon, etc
- 90 lb drawing paper 12" x 19" or similar sketchbook
- Faber-Castell Kneaded Eraser
- I pad
Starting with charcoal or graphite, quickly sketch draw a gestural mannikin of the pose with the emphasis on proportions and action. This should take fifteen seconds or less and be in the spirit of what Michelangelo called "the Flame". Think of it as three helixes wrapping around a central core, like ribbons or strands of flame rising and converging above.
With the template of the mannikin pose as a guide, consider how the volumes of the "peanut", "cylinders, and "ovoid" describe the volumes "in space" and can taper as they move away from us and loom larger the closer they are to us. Be cognizant of this "in and out" spatial occupancy.
Choose three poses and explore the quality of :
Value as Light and Form
Continuous Tone
Chiaroscuro
Sfumato
Modeling Form with Continuous Tone
Rendering Light with Cross Hatching
Integrative Technique
Reductive Technique on Tone Paper
