Art for Joy

Drawing from Observation Gesture Drawing

QuickShort

Basic Forms

Less detailed

Drawing from Observation Contour Drawing

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Look forAccuracy

More detailed

Still Life- An arrangement of objects.

Why did the Dutch create still life’s?

Remind us that we should live for today.

Common items: Flowers Fruit Lit candles Skulls

Still Life Drawing~ CompositionCompositional Rules:

Touches 3-4 edges of the page.

Objects are overlapping, where accurate.

Drawing has an off center area of emphasis

The negative space is activated. (ex: line for back of table)

Composition- Arrangement of the drawing on a page.

CREATE 3 THUMBNAILS

Practice developing the composition

Where are we going…1 will be a contour line drawing, 1 will be a colorful abstracted drawing

Final Drawing #1- Contour Line

What to look for?◦ Interesting composition to you

◦ Touches 3-4 edges of the page.

◦Objects are overlapping, where accurate.

◦Drawing has an off center area of emphasis

◦ The negative space is activated. (ex: line for back of table)

Return to the SAME Still Life◦Observe and complete the drawing

carefully in pencil.

◦ Consider the quality and weight of your lines for interest.

◦Go over the lines with black pen or sharpie.

◦ ERASE all the pencil away. Leave no stray marks or hairy lines.

ABSTRACTIONSTYLIZATION

Abstraction Finding new ways to show common

shapes or objects.Similarities in a group of art works.

Stylization

Artists create a style of working.Style: shapes, lines, colors, subjects

Picasso

Artists create a style of working.Style: shapes, lines, colors, subjects

Lichtenstein

ROMERO BRITTO

Contemporary Pop Artist

What is Similar?Lichtenstein Britto

Romero Britto1963- still livingBorn in BrazilPop Artist

◦Grew up wanting to excel.

◦Taught himself to make art.

◦Drawing the things or objects he saw around him.

◦Worked on scraps of newspaper or cardboard because he had nothing else.

He did very well in school, when he finished high school he studied to become a lawyer.

But his love of art was still in his heart and he decided to continue with his art.

1983- Britto moves to Paris, studies Matisse and Picasso

Matisse Picasso

Late 80’s- Moved to the US, Miami◦ Kept working and showing his art,

◦ In the U.S Pop Art was the style most artists were working in.

◦ Britto combined his style with Pop Art.

◦He was chosen to be an artist for Absolut with Keith Haring,Andy Warhol, and other artists who were also famous.

◦ The larger audience threw Britto into the art world.

◦He went on to have his work shown on other products too.

What is Britto’s work about?“Art is too important not to share”

-Britto

Makes art to spread happiness and joy

Works for multiple charities around the world.

He believes that the role of an artist is to act as an agent of positive change. Britto is committed to developing and supporting the powerful role art plays in world issues.

Britto’s Style~ Cubism meets Pop

Thick Lines

Broken Shapes

Colorful

Abstract Britto StyleChoose 1 thumbnail• Which would you like to

abstract?• Create thumbnails with the

still life abstracted.

Simple shapesOrganic or geometric

Break up the negative space

PATTERN

Pattern- Organizes and creates visual interest

Planned vs. Random

COLOR SCHEMESPlan for using colors

Stylization helps create VarietyColor Schemes help create Unity◦Unity- the feeling that all parts of the design work together.

◦Harmony- the combination of colors being similar will help create unity. The combination of patterns and shapes being dissimilar creates variety.

◦Dominance- choosing a major color unifies the entire piece.

Triad

Monochromatic

Warm

Cool

Analogous

Complementary

Choose 1 Main Color

Example: RedTriad- Red, Yellow, BlueMonochromatic- Values of redWarmsCoolsAnalogous- Red, Red-orange, OrangeComplements- Red, Green

ValuesTints

Shades

You must use all of the color schemes. *Yes you can repeat *Be sure the final work will have a dominant color

Craftsmanship- Quality work

Patterns- Simple and Complex Color Schemes