When learning art techniques, there is nothing to make understand light and shadow clearer than drawing with an eraser. Furthermore it really establishes the powerful tool the eraser can be. If you have never used charcoal before this can seem daunting – but the results you yield will be worth the effort as they tend to be quite sophisticated! Also be sure to SPRAYFIX your work as charcoal can be pretty fugitive and messy!
We have quite a few student samples here from past years, but we also want to highlight some excellent inetrnet resources for you so be sure to read on.
Art work by Lorena Estrella DE Alumni
Art work by Sophie Manuel DE Alumni
Artwork by Diana Freidman DE Alumni
Former DE student
William Kentridge is a phenomenal artist, he is from South Africa and is one of Ms. Diaz and Mr. Emery’s all time fave artist. In addition to many works on paper he has also made many films (based on teh stop-motion concept) however they are made with ERASURE DRAWINGS!
Check out Marsha Robinette’s tutorial – she has a different technique to create similar graphic results.
This will be where we inspire, share and exchange class material for the advanced portfolio development class, Studio Art II and Studio Art II AP at the Dwight-Englewood school. We will supplement class material with this blog. Be Ready To Interact!
Sketchbooks
Your Sketchbook is an essential part of your portfolio development experience. Check out the following links to amazing sketchbook pages: Russell Stutler’s Online Sketchbook pages:
Candy Killer Blog who uses both traditional sketching combined with computer modification:
Veronique Groseil is an artist with a blog entitled Groseil & Fruits, the blog is in french but the art, imagery, collages and sketches are universal in meaning and metaphor. She is certainly one of my faves and I encourage you to check her blog out!!!
Sketchbook pages by artist Veronique Grosiel
Another interesting thing to check out is this you tube video in which markers, rulers, and time-lapse are used to create a city scape scene:
Sketchbook page from Artist Arkady Roytman
Arkady Roytman is a wonderful illustrator and watercolorist whose has a phenomenal collection of moleskine sketchbook pages he shares with his viewers!
Another phenomenal set of sketchbook images are at artist Dmitry Samarov ‘s site in which he shows his sketchbook pages. Check it out!
Artist Dmitry Samarov
What is a Moleskine sketchbook? and why do artists love them?
( mol-a-skeen’-a) MOLESKINE is the legendary notebook that has held the inspirations and ideas of everyone from Van Gogh, Picasso and Hemingway to famed author, Bruce Chatwin. Artists, authors, and geniuses of all variety have long appreciated the simplicity and superior functionality of these notebooks.
Originally these books were produced by small French bookbinders who supplied the Parisian stationery shops frequented by the international avant-garde. However, In 1986, the last manufacturer of Moleskine, a family operation in Tours, closed and Moleskines were gone – but not forgotten. As a result of their previous popularity and demand, they did return. In 1998, a small Milanese publisher brought these books back for writers, artists, travelers and all free-thinkers around the globe.
One of our featured inspiring living artist is artist Gary Reef. We’ve written a post on him and continued to be inspired by him! So as art educators we thought… oh ho hum with the ol’ self-portrait that is (and should be) in every portfolio…lets spice it up. So thanks to Gary one of Studio Art II projects this term will be an INNOVATIVE acrylic self-portrait painting based on the results of one of your scans from Gary Reef’s a.k.a. CapricornArtist 73 Scanner Challenge – CHECK it out!
I am…
an Australian contempory mixed media artist. I moved to Norway in 2005 and live in the forest.
I am using Youtube in order to share my journey and help others learn from my experience.
I also want to get the message across that art can be fun and that everyone no matter who or what can be expressive in some form.
Hopefully my videos will give you the tools, the inspiration and the courage to be TOTALLY BRAVE.
So as a portfolio development class, you must tackle classic, traditional portfolio requirements such as the RISD bike! The Rhode Island School Design is one of the most prestigious, competetive art schools in the country. One of there tried and true portfolio requirements are drawing assignements that are called home tests. They read as follows:
”Three drawing samples are required of all candidates. Each drawing must be done using graphite pencil on a sheet of white paper measuring 16 x 20″; other drawing materials should not be used. The first drawing must represent a bicycle; the second drawing may be of any subject or situation but your finished drawing must utilize both sides of the sheet of drawing paper; for the third drawing, begin with a sheet of paper, alter the form of this paper in any way you wish and then make a drawing of this altered form. You may approach these three drawings in any way you wish. For example, your drawings may be realistic or abstract; you may choose to draw the object alone or place it in a situation; you may draw the whole object or only a portion of it, etc. Each drawing must be signed and dated, and if necessary, should be treated to prevent smudging in handling. Each drawing should be folded in half and half again so that it will fit in your application folder in the Admissions Office. On the outside of each folded drawing print your full name.” – from the RISD Application Procedures
Then every fall they have a gallery show of the bike drawings of those students who were accepted at the Waterman Gallery
Just google RISD bike drawings and see the whole onslaught of bike drawings that come up!
Here are some of our students past bike drawings:
RISD bike drawing by Chika Ota
BUT Stayed tuned because this years drawings ARE AMAZING! and will be brought to a post on this blog soon!!!
