Basic Value Shapes in Various Formats – Part 1 of 3 . The first consideration when beginning a painting is the size and shape of your canvas. The following exercises will clarify the importance of this choice. A camera captures shapes as they exist in reality, whereas an artist has the option to move each …
Exercise Four – Part Two – Single Pencil Stroke I can already hear the groans. Hopefully, a week from now, maybe a month from now, but possibly not for a year or two, you will understand the importance of this exercises. It took me two years to realize how valuable it is. . . Repeat …
Exercise Four – Part One – Strokes . When you start to get bored and want to clean your closet instead of finish the exercise, you’re about to break through the barrier of old habits and step into a world of new possibilities. This is a six-part exercise that will be presented over the next …
Exercise Three – Part Three – Shadows as Positive Space Shapes Review of Exercise Three: Part One: We chose one object and drew variations of placement on the page, paying close attention to the compositions created by the positive and negative space shapes. . Part Two: We chose a simple object such as a paperclip …
Exercise Three: Negative Space and Positive Space . In Exercise Two we focused on shapes and values. We observed how composition can be altered by even slight changes of shape and by using value to combine shapes to create a totally different shape. We also experienced how the choice of value for shapes can create …
Exercise Two – Part Two – Combining Shapes Exercise Two – Part Two: The focus of Exercise Two is shape and value. Using the same drawing tool you used in Exercise One, draw several closed form sketches (defined in the last post) of two or more objects making sure they are connected by either touching …