SAA Jr High Art

We will be drawing an eye using charcoal as our medium, in April.

The charcoal eye.

Introduced the concept of adding something to make your charcoal eye drawing unique. It can be something very small and not very noticeable. It can be part of the eye brow, eye, skin, or a reflection.

It must be school appropriate, and no tattoos or piercings are allowed.

The unique idea needs to be written on the back of the artwork along with your name, date ,and period.

Idea examples: Wart, blood shot, wrinkles, cat pupil, tear, insect, shape in reflection, shape of something in tear or tear reflection, ect.

 

Eye with Charcoal

*Example 1. Part 1: Sphere for an eye  and eye lids with light logic, 8:26 min.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhoB9yq9xnE

Part 2: Giving dimensionality by pushing good darks and lights, 7:26 min.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzyYFb5lWlA

 

*Example 2. In this demonstration, The artist is using vine charcoal, compressed charcoal (pencil form), and white compressed charcoal (also pencil form) on gray drawing paper. The tooth of the paper is relatively smooth and is about equivalent to 80 lb. drawing paper.  He is working from a photo reference.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1z3Wd3yBws

 

 

Eye (charcoal medium) Rubric.

Requirements: Something unique (no tattoos and no piercings), fill the area, correct view, correct proportions, having all parts, using light logic, six or more values including white charcoal, gray paper, and several darker values. Clean work.

Quality Execution Craftsmanship Demonstrated Effort Well Planned/Evidence of preliminary work. Interesting, Intentional and thoughtful execution of art work. ______ / 10
Problem Solving & Assignment Follow the requirements of the assignment. Able to work within the requirements of the assignment to create challenging innovative work. ______ / 10
Formal and Conceptual Issues Thoughtfully utilizes elements of art and principles of design to achieve maximum design potential. Uses elements of art and principles of design to achieve good composition. ______ / 5
NOTES:
Total ______ / 25

 

A+ = 25, A = 24, A- = 23, B+ = 22, B = 21,

B- = 20, C+ = 19, C = 18, C- = 17, D+ = 16,

D = 15, D- = 14, F = 13>