Y8 Objects and viewpoints Still life
- 1. Objects and Viewpoints Summer Term 2014 Weeks 1-5
- 2. Still life portrayal of something inanimate: a representation of inanimate objects such as fruit, flowers, or food, often in a domestic setting, in paintings, pictures, or photographs.
- 3. Use a pen to create two drawings of your shoe. 1. One line drawing. 2. One tonal drawing. Fill the page with your drawings.
- 4. Observational drawing You will start this project by practising and developing your observational drawing skills. You will draw from real objects and learn how to blend chalk pastels to create tone. You will also practice other techniques to create tone in your drawing including cross hatch shading.
- 5. Using a pencil to shade different tones creates form.
- 6. An example of hatching
- 7. Lessons: 2 Look at the reference material. For this lesson, you will need an object Task 1 Make a blind contour drawing Task 2 Make a continuous line drawing Task 3 Divide your page into a 4 irregular sizes and make a series of drawing studies from different viewpoints. Use the following materials: pencil, ink and pen, charcoal and chalk and paint/colouring pencils. Reference MaterialViewpoints: multiple perspectives A continuous line drawing:A blind contour drawing of a sandal: A tonal pencil drawing: Homework Assignment Make 3 blind contour drawings in your sketchbook. Use a different colour for each drawing and draw over the top of each other. A tonal charcoal drawing: Split an A2/A3 page up into irregular boxes and draw object: An ink & pen drawing: A quick sketch:
- 8. Lisa Milroy Milroy is a contemporary still life painter known for painting everyday items such as clothes, shoes and vases in the form of collections. She uses positive and negative space, painting her subjects in formations such as grids, groups, lines, rows and columns, often on plain backgrounds.
- 9. Objects in jam jars! • Homework: Collect as many objects as you can and fill up a jam jar/clear container. Bring this to your next lesson!
- 10. Make your own viewfinder and hold up/stick to your jar of objects Draw what you see through the viewfinder
- 11. Once you have drawn your section of your jar of objects, use watercolour to turn the shapes into an abstract pattern
- 13. Ink & Pen Task Sketch out a couple of simple rectangles and, using a pen and ink & brush, practice as many different patterns and shapes to create doodles. Success Criteria - Try out at least 5 different types of marks, avoiding repetition - Aim to create different tones i.e. dark, mid-tone and light areas within the doodle.
- 14. In each box draw sections of your object jar through the viewfinder
- 15. An example of cross hatching
- 16. Still Life Hatching Task Lay out a selection of pens and pencils in front of you or objects of interest to create an interesting composition. In your sketchbook, draw the outline and then using various hatching techniques to shade them in.
- 17. Using pen and ink, create your final chosen design and use pen and ink to finish
- 18. Next try using coloured pencil or different tones of the same colour
- 21. Try using oil pastels/white spirit to shade your designs
- 22. Next try to re- create one of your drawings using collage:coloured paper/magazines /newspapers
- 23. Objects and Viewpoints Summer Term 2014 Weeks 6-13
- 24. Draw out your final design onto Lino…
- 25. Cut into your lino/polystyrene and follow your design Print your design using different coloured ink
- 26. Create prints from your lino/polystyrene onto different papers
- 27. Experiment with lino printing by mixing different coloured ink/papers, and trying layered printing
- 28. Frank Stella
- 29. Extension Cut up some of your lino-prints and stick to card. Layer up the individual pieces to create a more dynamic , scupltural version of your original design
- 30. Other Artists…
- 31. Objects and Viewpoints How are these artworks similar and/or different? When were they created and by whom? Which artwork would you rather own? Why?
- 32. Vanitas In the arts Vanitas is a type of symbolic work of art associated with Northern European still life painting. By the 15th century these could be extremely morbid and explicit, reflecting an increased obsession with death and decay What do the objects represent in these paintings? Which is a more recent painting?
- 33. Georgio Morandi
- 34. Avigdor Arikha
- 35. Henri Matisse Still Life Fauvism This means literally, Wild beasts (in French)
- 36. Henri Matisse Still Life What is unusual about these paintings?
- 40. Henri Matisse Still Life What is unusual about this perspective?
- 41. Cubism • Cubism: Art movement which took place in the early 20th century and was led by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and the French artist Georges Braque. The style of work produced by this movement is characterised by the aim of showing all sides of the subject matter simultaneously on a 2d surface. This method produced a geometric feel.
- 42. Key features of Cubist still life: •Multiple view points •Shapes made angular •Use of collage, such as newspaper •Limited colour, quite earthy.
- 44. Magritte
- 45. • Lichtenstein's Comic Style Paintings • In this next project, we are interested in applying Lichtenstein's comic style to your own still life compositions.
- 46. Homework
- 47. Levels of achievement: In year 8 you should be aiming for a level 5 or 6. To achieve a level 5: You will use all the space on the page. You will draw out the overall shapes lightly and accurately. You will demonstrate tone by shading with areas of light and dark. The shading will stop at the edge rather than creating a noticeable outline. To achieve a level 6: You will do all of the above and will also consider where the light is shining on the object and creating shadows or even reflections. You will be able to see at least 4 different tones as well as black and white. Task 1: Buy your favourite sweets. Lay the sweets out on a white piece of paper and make a detailed drawing or painting of these. Task 2: Research the work of Lisa Milroy. Use the question sheet to help answer questions about her work
- 48. Y8 Homework Construct a Still Life composition (set up) of balancing objects like in the example below by artists Peter Fischli & David Weiss: Make a full-page tonal drawing of the Still Life set up in your sketchbook. Level 4-5: create an accurate outline and add some tone Level 6-7: Ensure you create a full tonal drawing, think about reflections should you use glass objects Fischli and Weiss Example of a students work Y8 Homework Construct a Still Life composition (set up) of balancing objects like in the example below by artists Peter Fischli & David Weiss: Make a full-page tonal drawing of the Still Life set up in your sketchbook. Level 4-5: create an accurate outline and add some tone Level 6-7: Ensure you create a full tonal drawing, think about reflections should you use glass/shiny objects Fischli and Weiss Example of a students work
- 49. Lichtenstein Style • i) Using a viewfinder, crop an area from one of Lichtenstein's paintings and make a transcription (copy) in your sketchbook using pen. • ii) Set up a simple still life display of 2 or 3 objects overlapping each other and make a line drawing before adding tone in the style of Lichtenstein. Success Criteria • Use colour to highlight different objects • Leave the lightest areas white • Use at least two different hatching marks for the mid-tone areas
- 50. • Tonal Study Task • i) Fold and cut some small bits of paper • in half and create some interesting • origami shapes where the light and • shadow are clearly evident. • ii) Using a 2B or 4B pencil, shade in the • dark, mid-tone and light areas. • iii) Copy the outline of your drawing and • this time use different hatching marks • to apply the dark, mid-tone and light • areas. • TIP: Turn the lights off and rely on • window light only to get directional light. • Success Criteria • For the darkest areas, use • blocks of black • Leave the lightest areas • white • Use at least two different • hatching marks for the midtone • areas
- 51. Homework 1)Create a tonal strip using crosshatching. 2) Choose a fruit and draw it using cross hatching to describe the form of the fruit.
- 52. Y8 Homework • Empty your pockets and/or bag. • Arrange a still life from these objects. • In your sketchbook: 1. Create a continuous line drawing (only looking at objects not looking down) 2. Create a FULL PAGE draw from them. REMEMBER use a range of tones and different mark making techniques shown below. Use a variety of marks to enhance image. Scumbling Cross hatching Random hatching stippling hatching Contour hatching
- 53. • Choose at least three household objects. They can be related (eg. all kitchen equipment) or completely unrelated like the Picasso image here. • Draw three different views of your arranged objects. Each drawing should overlap the previous one. • Fill the different shapes that you have made with bright colour, patterns and texture. Pablo Picasso, ‘Still Life’, 1945
- 54. Using a composition of 3 or more objects, make a drawing in the style of Roy Lichtenstein
- 55. Lessons: 1-2 Look at the reference material. Tasks In and around the playground and main hall in NW, draw 4 points of view in your sketchbook: • a close up tonal drawing • a distant line drawing • a drawing of an area looking down or from above • a drawing through a frame i.e. window, doorways Some students to take photographs. Materials: drawing boards, clips, masking tape, pencils, charcoal, rubbers, shar peners and rulers Reference MaterialViewpoints: drawing from the local environment A distant line drawing: A close up tonal drawing: Through a frame/window: A drawing looking down from above: An interior one-point perspective sketch: An exterior one-point perspective sketch: Homework Assignment Make a full page close up tonal drawing of an object that interests you using one of the techniques described on the RHS. Also, bring in an interesting everyday objects to your next lesson.
- 56. Create a still life in the style of Matisse. Work in colour and fill up the whole page. Use paper cut outs, or coloured pencil/felt pen.
- 57. Find out about Cubism and Picasso’s early experiments with collage and still life. Present 2 pages of relevant images, and include 10 important facts. Use ICT.
- 58. Take a photo of a room in your house. Print this off A4 size. Next take some photographs of some smaller objects up close. Cut these out and collage these onto your room. Try to create a surreal image like the painting by Rene Magritte below:
- 59. Project Evaluation a) Write down at least 10 key words you associate with this project below: b) Explain the different stages to the project? What did you do? What techniques did you use? Imagine you are explaining to a friend how to do this project. USe some of your keywords c) What would you change if you could re-do the project again? d) Finally, did you enjoy the project? Please explain your reasons and give recommendations for changes where possible: