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Yesterday the class finished work on the Mandala Project. Below are three examples of the variety of images made. Calli  Calli has created a very striking design with her bold use of large black and white shapes buffered with patterns and textures appearing as gray tonalities. Emma  Emma has established strong rhythms and movement by repeating and rotating triangular shapes. Her use of bold lines and dark shapes add weight and clarity to the design by containing the finely patterned areas of gray. Hannah Hannah has created a vey soft and delicate design. The overall tonal range is high key. The line work is very thin and fragile complemented with airy, cloud-like shapes and stippled value.

Sim Yesterday the class began work on the Mandala project. Sim's drawing above is a work in progress. Directions for this project and the powerpoint presentation are located on the class Canvas page. We will continue working on these drawings on Monday with a critique at the end of class. Wednesday we start a collage project. Be sure to get colored construction paper.

Calli Jessica Yesterday the class continued exploring Line Dynamics in an asymmetrical balance by employing line weight variations (Calli's drawing) and the Distal Cues (Jessica's drawing). Observe the way thick, dark lines advance and thin, light lines recede in Calli's drawing. In addition, when grouping lines together they tend to shed their Line characteristics and act more like Value. By drawing objects lower on the picture plane larger and diminishing the size as they recede (or move up the picture plane), Jessica has created the illusion of depth. Furthermore, overlapping objects helps establish foreground and background.

Yesterday the class made symmetrical drawings within a "continuous field arrangement." The objective was to create the illusion of depth using line weight variations, shape and texture. Take note how the thickness of the line changes its location in space (i.e. thick lines advance, light lines recede). In addition, repeating lines to create texture simultaneously creates tonal variations. In the last hour of class, students began symmetrical compositions employing the Distal Cues. My example is at the bottom. We will critique this work at the beginning of class on Monday. Calli Emily Nick Paige Distal Cues: Symmetrical Balance Demo

Yesterday the students continued working on their Mandalas. We will critique these drawings first thing Monday morning before moving onto the collage project "Parts of the Puzzle." As you finish these up pay attention to line quality and how it affects depth and placement in the design. In addition, try to achieve a balance and rhythm through similarity and repetition of black, white and gray shapes (patterns and textures). Below are a couple of progress shots. Ciera Ismena

This week students are working on creating Mandalas. The objective is to create a bold design of black, white and gray shapes. This project is the culmination of all the previous Line projects exploring line dynamic, pattern, texture and line as value. Below are some examples from previous classes.

This Wednesday the class made drawings exploring line dynamics and creating depth by employing the Distal Cues. Juan Juan's drawing is an example of asymmetrical balance. This is achieved by following one's intuition. Notice how the largest circles and those with the darkest lines appear to be closer. Thinner lines and smaller circles recede. David Jenifer David and Jenifer's drawings are examples of symmetrical balance. Symmetry is achieved when the right side more or less "mirrors" the left (or top and bottom). David's drawing illustrates radio waves pulsing around a central form of cylindrical and round shapes. Again, notice the way darker lines and larger forms are used in the foreground diminishing in size as they recede to create a sense of depth. Jenifer has created a very sharp and clean design. The diagonal lines recede to a location of the paper and the horizontal stripes of diminishing positive and negative areas re-enforce the depth.

For the past two days the class has been working on Mandala's. Anthony has created a beautiful design of puckered and bloated circles decorated with clear and varied patterns. Ben's drawing illustrates a crab-like form opening from the center supported by claw pincers or moon shapes. Furthermore, he has very skillfully rendered a variety of shapes and values.

Austyn Hannah Joey Last Wednesday, the class made drawings exploring the characteristics of line. In the top series, the drawings employ line, shape and texture within symmetrical compositions. The composition below is an example of an asymmetrical composition. In addition, take note of how he has employed atmospheric perspective. Omar

Last night the class made drawings addressing symmetrical and asymmetrical compositions. The objective was to create images illustrating depth employing the Distal Cues (see tab above). Amber Barnard  Amber's drawing illustrates a "funneling" effect. The width of the lines and the spacing between the lines adds to the sense of recession. Katelynn Pizzio Katelynn's drawing illustrates a combination of angular forms and curvilinear forms. Her drawing is rich with pattern and tonal techniques.

Yesterday class began with a discussion on the characteristics and qualities of different kinds of Line . The first drawing was an inventory of four different kinds of line. Hayley's drawing below illustrates straight lines and curved lines with varying degrees of velocity. The dynamics increase in power and intensity towards the bottom of the paper. Notice how the changes in format influence the stretching, pulling and compacting of the lines within. Hayley Irvin The second drawing focused on straight lines, curved lines, angular lines and the combination of all. Sarah's drawing clearly illustrates how thicker lines advance in space while thinner lines recede. The spaces with one type of line are very unified whereas the combination of different lines adds variety and dynamics increasing the visual interest of the images. Sarah Greathouse We finished the day with a series of line drawings addressing shape, texture and depth within a composition. Tayler's drawing is an exam...

Taylor Ruffin The objective of the day was to create the illusion of space by means of line drawings. We discussed cropping, symmetry vs. asymmetry and the distal cues (see tabs above for more info). Generally speaking the most dynamic compositions include diagonals and curved lines. Taylor's drawing above exhibits a curving central axis of discs moving away from the viewer and then back. The horizontal parallel lines establish the ground plane converging towards the horizon line. In addition, she has made the ground plane (foreground) a lighter value and the sky (background) darker.

Ayda Uraz Kacie Brunk Today students made drawings exploring the various methods of creating the illusion of depth within their compositions using line and mark-making techniques in ink. The Distal Ques are explained in the menu above. Ayda's drawing above very skillfully  illustrates atmospheric perspective . Notice how the line quality and size of the objects diminishes as the image recedes into space. Kacie has employed line weight variation, overlap, value and gradations as well as size change to suggest a deep sense of space. Mushky Rice After completing two quarter sheet compositions, students changed the format to a half sheet with the same objective of creating a deep sense of space.  With her use of dark values to recede, overlapping shapes and variable line quality, Mushky has effectively addressed the objective of the project while adding a psychological twist with the subtle distortions applied to the shapes and lines.