Up -side down drawing

Samuri (actor in a Kabuki play)  by Kyotada

We will drawing this woodcut (or one of a woman) UPSIDE DOWN so as to be able to focus on shapes and relationships not "What it is"

upside down makes the familiar unfamiliar and bypasses the symbol making part of our brain to draw what we SEE not what we THINK we see.

We will take our drawings and add watercolor washes.  

Goals of the course.

This introduction class is designed to develop strong drawing skills on the part of each student. Drawing is the main focus of this course. Through drawing we will explore other media like watercolor, oil pastel, ceramics, charcoal all attempting to answer the questions, "Who am I

?" and "What is my Story?"

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

 As an "ice breaker" and Get to know you" lesson, students had to design an original alphabet spelling their name that conveyed something autobiographical. Their personalities and interests had to be explored in letter forms. In creating their alphabets the fields of typography, and graphic design were covered. Thumbnail sketches, brainstorming, tracing paper transfer, and colored pencil techniques explained.