SEASHELLS - PENCIL DRAWINGS
Submitted by:
Sal Buda and Fran Murphy
Schuyler Colfax Middle School
Wayne, NJ 07420
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0. EXPLORE
REALISM THROUGH DRAWING TECHNIQUES TO CREATE 3D DRAWING ON A 2D SURFACE
DEVELOPMENT
OF EYE / HAND COORDINATION
REVIEW STEPS
& DRAWING VOCABULARY
M: REAL
SEASHELLS (IN CONTAINERS)
PHOTOS OF
SHELLS
#2 &
EBONY PENCILS - RUBBER & KNEADED ERASERS
9 X 12
DRAWING PAPER
VOCABULARY
LIST
VALUE CHART
DRAWING
SAMPLES
P: DISCUSS TERM - REALISM AND HOW CONCENTRATION
ON OBSERVATION SKILLS WILL IMPROVE DRAWING ABILITY (STRESS INDIVIDUAL INTERPRETATIONS
THROUGH OWN DRAWING STYLE.)
WHILE SHOWING ILLUSTRATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL STEPS, REVIEW BASIC DRAWING
VOCABULARY:
1. STUDY THE FORM OF THE SHELL FOR ITS
BASIC SHAPE & SKETCH LIGHTLY - ENLARGE VERY SMALL SHELLS.
2. FOLLOW CONTOURS (OUTLINES) WITH EYES
& DRAW THE LINES THAT YOU ACTUALLY SEE.
3. OBSERVE DETAILS IN SHELLS & DRAW
LINEAR TEXTURES (SURFACE) USING PARALLEL STROKES, CROSS HATCH, STIPPLE
TECHNIQUES IN DEMO.
4. LOOK FOR VALUE GRADATIONS ON SHELLS -
LIGHT, MEDIUM, DARK AREAS & CAST SHADOWS. CURVED STROKES FOLLOWING CONTOUR
ENHANCE THE 3D IMAGE ON A 2D SURFACE.
5. MUST COMPLETE TWO DRAWINGS - EITHER TWO
DIFFERENT SHELLS OR TWO DIFFERENT VIEWS OF SAME SHELL.
POST
VOCABULARY LIST:
SKETCH
SHAPE
CONTOUR
LINEAR
TEXTURES ( LIST PARALLEL, CROSS HATCH & STIPPLE TECHNIQUES)
VALUE
E: COMPARE COMPLETED DRAWINGS
WITH REAL SHELL AND ANALYZE ABILITY TO CREATE REALISTIC DRAWING USING GRADATION
VALUES AND DRAWING TECHNIQUES TO CREATE A 3D IMAGE ON A 2D SURFACE.
SEASHELLS
- PART 2 (WATERCOLOR WASHES)
0: EXPOSURE TO WATERCOLOR TECHNIQUES - WASHES
& GLAZES REVIEW OF BASIC COLOR WHEEL
ANALOGOUS - RELATED COLORS
NEXT DOOR ON WHEEL - HARMONY
WARM - YEL, OR, RED, MAGENTA
COOL - GREENS, BLUES, VIOLETS
COMPLEMENTARY - OPPOSITES ON WHEEL - CONTRAST MIXED TOGETHER
- NEUTRALIZERS
EARTHTONES - WARM COMBOS +
TOUCH OF COOL
M: SHELL DRAWINGS TRANSFERRED TO MASKED
WATERCOLOR PAPER, EARTH TONE CHARTS, BRUSHES, WATERCOLOR PANS & CUPS, PAPER
TOWELS & SCRAP WHITE FOR PALETTES & COLOR WHEELS, REAL SHELLS FOR COLOR
IDEAS.
P: STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE TRIAL VALUE SCALES -
ONE WARM, ONE COOL DEMONSTRATING LIGHT TO DARK VALUES WITH WATER ADJUSTMENT PLUS PRACTICE PALETTE PAPER OF MIXED EARTHTONES
USING FORMULA.
1. NOW THAT HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW TO CREATE DIFF.
VALUES, BEGIN MIXING AN EARTH TONE COLOR ( EITHER WITH YELLOW, PINK, BEIGE, OR
PEACH TONES AND WASH IT OUT TO ITS PALEST VALUE).
2. APPLY THIS WASH TO MOST OF SHELL- LET DRY -
WE WILL BE PAINTING WITH WET BRUSH ON DRY PAPER (WET ON WET CANNOT BE
CONTROLLED AS WELL- BUT MAY WANT TO TRY IT IN SMALL AREAS)
3. REPEAT THIS PROCESS, MIXING SLIGHTLY DEEPER
VALUES FOR MEDIUM SHADED AREAS, AND MORE CONTRAST FOR DARKER SHADED AREAS TO
DARKEST VALUES OF CAST SHADOW AREAS. EACH TIME A LAYER IS ADDED, IT IS CALLED A GLAZE (TRANSPARENT
QUALITIES OF WATERCOLORS, ALLOW THE FIRST LAYER TO SHOW THROUGH SLIGHTLY,
BUILDING DEPTH.)
BASIC RULE: ALWAYS PAINT LIGHT TO DARK- DON'T
USE
BLACK PIGMENT, MIX COMPLEMENTARIES INSTEAD!
IF USE DARK FIRST, CANNOT BE REMOVED AND WILL
MAKE SHELL LOOK ARTIFICIAL
4. MISTAKES - IF YOU SEE THAT A COLOR IS TOO
STRONG FOR AN AREA, TRY TO BLOT A PAPER TOWEL STRAIGHT DOWN ON AREA (THIS WILL
HELP REMOVE SOME OF THE PIGMENT) - CAN DO SAME IF WANT TO CREATE INTERESTING
TEXTURES - STOP BEFORE COLORS GET MUDDY!
5. BUILD DEEPER VALUES GRADUALLY, BUT DON'T BE
AFRAID TO EXPERIMENT WITH NEW COMBINATIONS ON PALETTES. IF YOU LIKE THE RESULTS
THERE, CAN ADD TO SHELL PAINTING.
6. NEGATIVE SPACE MAY REMAIN WHITE OR BECOME A
WASHED C6NTRAST TO SHELL.
7. PROPER CLEAN UP
E: OBSERVE FINISHED PRODUCT FOR OVERALL SIGNS OF
GOOD USE OF COLOR MIXES & WASHED GLAZES TO ENHANCE 3D IMAGE OF SHELL.