C block: Homework for weekend-- bring in an image to draw on watercolor

Hi Gang, sorry I was sick... Here are some examples of drawings done ontop of watercolor. Bring in three to five images of your own images or from stock photography site.If you are working on your portfolio, best to draw from direct observation ( so bring in a favorite object)

Heroine/Hero or Villan/Villanese Social Art statement. C block.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_%22Hope%22_poster

Read the article above about Shepard Fairy's poster of Barack Obama

then check out this link
http://www.vagabondish.com/malaria-awareness-mosquito-advertisement/

Political campaign created by Spanish ad agency Sra. Rushmore with great art direction by Ana Delgado and Marta Herradura, and creative direction by Miguel García Vizcaíno and Paco Conde

In your sketchbook create an art piece based on a political hero of villain. Use
any drawing media. Try to communicate Hero/ villian with the media and style you select. You can do it in the same style as Shepard Fairy if you wish. Graded on Creativity, Content, Craft ( technique).

Due Friday October 28th beginning of class:

Some of the portraits: Obama, The Dalai Lama, Mao, Angela Davis, Gloria Steinem...

B block! IMPORTANT!! Conf. on democracy and h/w details.

1. Meet at Conference on Democracy at theater building sharp NOT THE ART ROOM. I will take roll there, and we will sit together as a group.

2. Extension on bringing a photo: Now due: Monday Oct. 24th the beginning of class: We will be looking over our pictures and starting to grid.

Homework rubric:

A: Student comes prepared with three distinctly different photos; photo is current ( within the last year). Lighting is good, face is well lit, not blurry,
Photo has eyes, nose and mouth ( none of the features concealed). Photo has a background or evokes a mood. images are printed out NOT ON IPHONE OR COMPUTER

B: Student comes with less than three photos. Images looks like it was taken quickly, Lighting is okay, but not considered. Parts of the face are concealed.

C: Student comes prepared with one image, photo isn't current. Photo is blurry...

Find a good photograph for your pencil portrait drawing. When choosing your photo try and find a large photo to work from. As a Portrait Artist, drawing from a larger the original photo has more more detail to extract from it.

The key to a good pencil portrait is shading, and so a photo taken in natural light will get better results than a photo with the subject's face washed out by flash. See if you can find a photo where one side of the face is darker than the other, this will give the finished pencil portrait more depth.

Choose a good picture where you really look like yourself. Don't use the one photo where you are not yourself. What I can see on the photograph is what I will draw.

Another link can give you some ideas of concepts....

B block mouth video and drawing Due Tuesday Oct. 11th

Hi Gang, great work last class on drawing the nose ... Watch the video and do a copy of a mouth from the photo below . Dont' give up! Have fun.. Size should be about 4-5 inches ( 1/2 of your sketchbook). It will probably take you about 1 hr.
Choose one of the images below.

Just focus on the mouth!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saLH6IcNobI