Playful Portraits in Charcoal

What Does The Narrator Mean By...?

                                           1. Making Notes                 4. Photocopy Mode     

                                           2. Pushing                            5. Describing

                                           3. Modelling                        6. Not Symbols

1. Making Notes:  Making rough markings where features are approximately to match the standard proportions of the human head. 

2. Pushing:  Pushing lightly at first to build up value.  You push for shadows and highlights, not for details. 

3. Modelling:  Taking a an eraser to add highlights where needed. 

4. Photocopy Mode:  Thinking like a photocopy machine picturing everything in black and white.

5. Describing:  Accurately mapping out the value, describing the form without using the details.

6. Not Symbols:  Not thinking about specific features like eyes of ears but thinking about shape maps. 

How Space Is Used To Create Emotion

Space can be used to create emotion. If someone is far away in an open field it can create the feeling of lonesomeness. But if someone is very close to you and in your personal space, it can create more of a personal, intimate feeling.

The mood created in this artwork by Giorgio de Chirco is more lonesome then intimate, do to the usage of space. The two people in the image are very distant from everything, and there are no other people around them.

The mood created in this self-portrait by Giorgio de Chirco is not as intimate as some other artworks, but still has a much more intimate feeling then the first example. The person in this portrait is closer to the viewer and is making eye contact with the viewer.

Christo and Jeanne Claude Artworks

 
















These are images of Christo and Jeanne Claude's project "Islands Wrapped In Silk."

These are images from their project "Valley Curtain."

Blind Contour Drawings

Blind contour drawing is one continuous line that forms and object. The artist does not lift their pencil off of the page and does not look down at the page. They follow the contours of the object with their eyes and moves their hand in the same motion and at the same pace  to create a drawing. 

 This is a good example of a blind contour drawing. As you can see the artist did not lift their pencil off of the page so the image is formed by one continuous line. The image does not look accurate or proportionate which implies that the artist did not look down at their page, which is what makes this a BLIND contour drawing. 

 

This is not a good example of a blind contour drawing. As you can see it is not one continuous line, the artist has lifted their pencil and has obviously looked down at their page. The image is proportionate and has shading which cannot be done unless the artist has been looking at the page which no longer makes this a blind drawing. 

Koros and Kore

This is a Kouros figure from Egyptian archaic times. The body is very stiff and plain, standing in a very conservative position with some very basic human features.



This is another Kouros figure form Egyptian archaic times. Compared to the previous picture this figure looks slightly more like a human in the body but its face is still unrealistic and conservative.

This is a classical figure form Greek times. The features have become much more human and the entire figure looks far more realistic.
 

 This is a figure from the Hellenistic time period. The figures are in over dramatic positions and look very God-like is very unrealistic poses.