Friday, 16 May 2014

Playful Portraits in Charcoal

Making Notes: Making notes is when you add lines or dark/light shapes in a charcoal drawing showing where you are going to end or add more colour. (ex. Ned/Nancy normal lines)

Pushing: Pushing invloves a harder touch to make the shape or image darker. It also can be moving the charcoal around.

Modelling: Modelling isn't standing and posing in front of a camera. This type of modelling is done with a good white eraser, white chalk or white charcoal. While modelling you don't press hard, but it is basically erasing or lightening the drawing you are working on. 

Photo Copy Mode: Photo copy mode is when you are squinting at the person, object or picture you are drawing. Squinting down helps you see the shapes of darkness and lightness better then looking straight at it. 

Describing: Describing is basically the negative space of the project being worked on. In the video we were shown The artist used negative space and made the face that was drawn standout alot more than if the negative space was left blank.

Not Symbols: Not symbols means that you shouldn't think about specifics. Yes you should think about what your eyes, nose and mouth LOOK LIKE, but not what you know about them.

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