Post on 15-Jul-2015
Introduction to Charcoal and Gesture
Exploring the Portrait/Self-Portrait
Glenn Hirsch, Instructor
charcoal technique
Chiaroscuro Lighting
in the style of Rembrandt
Rembrandt
“chiaroscuro” means “clear dark”The figure emerges from the shadow into a spotlight
Manet
Rembrandt
Botticelli
Rembrandt Memling
Compare the left with the right .
Chiaroscuro Light (the object emerges from deep shadow into a spotlight
Review of last week
shape of the skull
The skull in 3/4 view (the view in which you most often see it in life).
Directional light from a single source helps to define the planes of the skull.
Otto Dix, 1913
The boundary between the side of the face and the front.
-Eyes are in shadow;
- The upper lip is in shadow;
-There’s a 'ball' at the end of the nose;
-The chin is rounded.
Lucien Freud
Review of last week
Contour Line
Variety of line = "beauty"
fast/slow
thick/thin
light/dark
Blind contour drawing drawing without looking at the paper
Gesture and body
language
Body language
The tilt of the head gives added interest to a portrait.
Auguste Rodin
Alice Miller
Alice Miller