Art 105 Sketchbook Assignments |
First Evaluation | Second (Midterm) Evaluation | Third Evaluation | Final Evaluation
Your sketchbook will be evaluated 4 times over the course of the semester. Please note: Content is subject to change.
Each sketchbook evaluation is worth 4% for an overall subtotal of 16% of your final grade.
First Evaluation
Value: 4%
Due: 9/15
Rubric
Week 1 (8/16)
Use your sketchbook to capture people as they go about their daily lives. Draw quickly and fill the page with several gesture drawings. Fill at least 5 pages.
Week 2 (8/23)
Do at least 3 blind contour drawings of your hands and 3 of your feet and or shoes.
Week 3 (8/30)
Create 15 modeled drawings of figures from life.
Week 4 (9/6)
Download and copy this drawing of the human skeleton. Include the labels for each bone.
Extra credit: Download and copy this drawing of the male nude by Michelangelo. Try and capture as much detail as you can.
Week 5 (9/13)
Download and copy this drawing of the human skeleton. Include the labels for each bone.
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Second (Midterm) Evaluation
Value: 4%
Due: 10/20
Rubric
Week 6 (9/20)
Download and copy this drawing of the legs by da Vinci.
Download and copy this drawing of the arms by Barocci.
Extra credit
Download and copy this drawing of comparative anatomy by da Vinci.
Week 7 (9/27)
Download and copy this drawing of hands by van Gogh.
Download and copy one pair of hands from this drawing by del Sarto.
Extra Credit: Click on this link and go to posemaniacs.com. On the right side is a column of links. LInk 000-019 are 3D models of hands. Create 15 quick sketches.
Week 8 (10/4)
Make 10 quick drawings of your own hand from different angles..
Download and copy this drawing of the foot by Durer.
Extra Credit: Foreshortening: Click on this link and go to the Posemaniacs.com web site. Click on a thumbnail. Make 15 quick sketches of a foreshortened figures.
Week 9 (10/11)
Download and copy this drawing of the head using the proportional drawing techniques reviewed in class.
Download and copy the drawing of the skull. This is a front view.
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Week 10 (10/18)
Option 1: Make a tonal drawing of a glass of water under a spot light. Try to capture as much detail and tonal variety as you can.
Option 2: Your assignment is to make a character sheet for a comic book character. You can invent your own character or delve into one of the many characters that already exist. A character sheet is a page of drawings of your character seen from different angles or with different facial expressions. Character sheets are a standard part of a comic book artist’s portfolio.
Draw at least 15 headshots of your character. Each drawing should be different in some way from the others. For instance, you can change the angle or the facial expression. Refer to this link to help you.
Below are links to sample character sheets for you to look at.
example 1
example 2
example 3
example 4
example 5
SItes that offer Tutorials
http://www.howtodrawmanga.com/howtodraw/tutorials.html
http://characterdesign.com/
http://characterdesigns.com/
Third Evaluation
Value: 4%
Due: 11/10
Week 11 (10/25)
Option 1: Download and copy this drawing of the male nude by Michelangelo.
Option 2: On a character sheet draw at least 5 different views of your character in full body pose.
Refer to Posemaniacs.com for ideas
Extra Credit: Fill two pages with studies of the human figure
Week 12 (11/1)
Option 1: Drape a fabric or garment over a chair and make a tonal drawing of it.
Option 2: Make a drawing of your character in an interior setting and one in an exterior setting.
Extra Credit: Fill two pages with studies of heads with different facial expressions.
Week 13 (11/8)
Option 1: Download and copy this drawing by Rafael.
Option 2: Create a character sheet including head and body shots of a second character that is narratively related to the first. Such as a sidekick, friend or nemesis.
Week 14 (11/15)
No assignment this week
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Final Evaluation
Value: 4%
Due: 12/13
Week 15 (11/22)
Thanksgiving: no assignments
Week 16 (11/29)
Download and copy any image from the Dream Anatomy website.
Week 17 (12/6)
Download and copy any image from the Dream Anatomy website.
Week 18 (12/13)
Download and copy any image from the Dream Anatomy website.
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