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CLASS PROJECTS
CLASS PROJECTS
You will find the description, directions, and reference materials for each week in the drop-down menu
Intro: Botany and the Ancients
project: begin botany drawing/research
Cabinets and Collectors
project: continue botany drawing
Zoology
project: bestiary sketch
Ornithology
project: feather study
Anatomy
project: toned paper drawing
Geometry and Nature
project: drawing with compass and ruler
The Artist Returns to his Studio, graphite on mylar,
Kate Samworth
Each week, you'll have the option to create a visual or written response to the prompt provided in class. Please keep in mind that if your written response is more than 250 words, we may not have time to read it in class. If you are submitting a written response, you can create a link to a pdf in google drive and post the link to the slideshow.
(I'll show you how to upload images to the slideshow during class if you don't know how)
BEFORE PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR ARTWORK, please do the following:
take a few minutes to find the best lighting for your artwork
hold your camera parallel to your artwork so that it is not foreshortened
crop your image
adjust lighting if necessary
adjust file size and save as jpeg (a large file will take a long time to upload and will slow down our class discussion)
REMEMBER to include your name with your submissions.
ALSO: In order to help you, I need to see the source that you are working from so that we can compare them (when applicable). Please be sure to include a photo of the object that you are working from (in the same light that you are working from) next to your art submission on the slideshow. If you are working from a photo, master print or drawing (an etching, for example), be sure to include that image next to your own work.
RESOURCES: PLEASURE READING and IMAGE SEARCH
RESOURCES: PLEASURE READING and IMAGE SEARCH
Linda Hall Library, Scientist of the Day
Wellcome Library Collection
Leiden University Collection
You are welcome to work in any media you like. The most important part of this course is to develop context for your subject matter and to experiment with composition.
I will demonstrate techniques in pen and ink; acrylic inks in primary colors; pencils and colored pencils.
If you are interested in following along for the demonstrations, you will need acrylic inks in the primary colors (red, yellow, blue) plus black OR sepia; wet media paper (like watercolor paper); a ceramic palette with wells, brushes, water cup, and rags.
I will use watercolor pencils, but regular colored pencils also work well.
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