Tuesday, August 31, 2010

MIDTERM EXAM!!!

I think I did pretty well on my multiple-choice questions... here's written essay.
My favorite lesson thus far...

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

LESSON Vl: SELECTING MY SUBJECT.

...It all depends on which apple you want to take a bite out of, I guess.







...probably.

LESSON V: POSING MY SUBJECT.

Lighting the subject, putting it in place.







...Not sure WHY Posing the subject comes before SELECTING the subject, still, I sit quietly in my seat, wondering if anyone else feels the same.

LESSON lV: THE CORRECT WAY TO HOLD MY PENCIL.

I used a hand for this one, a side of my brain and a pencil.

Holding a pencil...the RIGHT way:



Holding a pencil, the way an UNTRAINED monkey would!...WRONG:

Saturday, August 7, 2010

LESSON lll: ORGANIZING MY WORKSPACE.

My workspace is:
- a watercolor paper
- paint brushes
- Pencils
- razor
- paint palette
- water
- ideas/plans

When painting, I want as little as posible around me, so that I don't get distracted.

LESSON ll: SHARPENING MY PENCIL.

I used:
- 2 Pencils, one pencil at a time.
- Razor on a female pinky finger bone ;)




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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

LESSON l: PAINTING A STRAIGHT LINE with THE TUTOR.

For this I will use:
-1 fine round brush.
-watercolor paper
-black watercolor
-water
-ruler (not shown)