Pencilific: Learning to See, Draw, and Love the Values of Grey.
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A slideshow presented at Pencilific workshops, currently in Chico and Mendocino. Focuses on Betty Edwards, learning to really see what we want to draw, the principles of art and elements of design, drawing and creating satisfying sketchbooks.
Transcript of Pencilific: Learning to See, Draw, and Love the Values of Grey.
A slide presentation created by Lori Stevens
Attributes needed to draw: Fresh eyes Time and patience Self-forgiveness Playfulness Openness to new ideas and approaches
Practice thinking: Process and journey versus Destination
Play Loosen uP
NO fear Forgive
Laugh Relax
Learn Make a mess and love it
What we are
NOTgoing to do.
Recent Work
My Work
William Kentridge
Alberto Giacometti
Kathe Kollwitz
Michelangelo Buonorrati
Leonardo daVinci
Elizabeth Layton
YOU
B. Tritt.
U. Wathling
Il Lee
Pere Rius
Pere Rius
Cy Twombly
deKooning
Il Lee
Miquel Bohigas Costabella
Cy Twombly
Banksy
Seth Young
C. Saul
Teri Brooks
M. Allen
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Practicecreating value
with marks
2.
Positive and Negative Space
Albrecht Durer: Grid Perspective Tool
A plate from Jean Dubreuil's 17the century manual, "Practical Perspective Necessary to All Painters"; here, an "artist's glass" is in use.
Franz Marc
Nine boxes using “L’s”- Two dimensional studiesBlack and White NO midtonesSomething with text but NOT readableBold shape or shapesEmphasis on FormSfumatoTexture(s) you think you can handleChiaroscuroIllustrationA recognizable image OR…..
Saturday evening homework: sketch out your house plan forge famous signatures finish what you didn’t comb the beach for cool subjects
Sunday:Three Dimensional Studies
Form, Value & 3D
About Edges
Renato Orara
Light, Shadow and Reflection
3” x 5” card
Proportion and Perspective
Foreshortening
Texture
Physical Texture Visual Texture
Balance
Unity
Kandinsky
Proportion
I. Hunter
Space and balance
Repetition
Rhythm and Movement
Phil Lewis
Viewpoint
Jim Dine
Cath Riley
Sketchbooks
Loui Jover
Seurat
Gillian Hurst
Simple beauty
JJulia Clift
what to do next??
HL Boyce
My Life and Art Maxims
(always a work in progress...)
More homework:Establish a Pinterest board called “Drawing to Do”Establish a bunch of Pinterest boardsTake a lot of photos with great compositionPick up rocks and look at them with drawing in mindJoin The Red Elephant Project on FacebookFollow PencilificWrite your own Life and Art MaximsPractice the Habits of Mind all the time
Thank you for joining me!Lori Stevens
www.pencilific.comwww.loristevens.net
