Week 11 - Photo-real micro drawing

1) Main homework:
    Please finish the group project of drawing the assigned materials. Before doing the drawing, please pay close obervation to the surfact texture of the material, and then draw with great details. Fully colored and shaded.

2) Copy sketch:
    Please choose to copy one of the following sketches.

3) Graphic journal:

    Please do one of the two graphic journals to draw a scene/set-up in one of your classrooms. It could be a corner in the classroom, your classmate(s), you table/desk, or something happened in the classroom. It does not have to be colored.

Week 9 - Color theory

1) Major homework:
    Please finish the "four-box" drawing on the 14x17" sketchbook with the following color schemes: 1) primary or secondary colors, 2) analogous colors, 3) warm colors or cool color, and 4) two pairs of complementary colors. Finish in ordinary color pencil, and no water color needed. Solid shading. Here are some examples of shading with color pencil.

2) Copy sketch
    Please select one of the following sketch to copy on the 9x12" sketchbook. Please ignore any of the signiture in the example drawings. If you choose to do the fashion sketch, please also color it with watercolor pencil.

3) Graphic Journal:
    Please do one of the two graphic journals about an autumn scene that is going on right now. It can be a scene of the nature, or some holidays, or activities people do in the season. Please use color for this drawing.

Week 8 - Space/form, perspective and photoshop

1) Major homework:
    Please use pencil to finish the banana sketch as showed below. Do it on the 14x17 sketchbook, and please leave half an inch as the border. As you do this drawing, please pay attention to the shape and form of the object, as well as the contrast of darkness/brightness of the drawing.

2) Copy sketch:
    Please use pen to finish the following copy sketch on your 9x12 sketchbook. When you do the drawing, try to use pencil as little as possible (nobody expects the drawing to be perfect, so please just relax and enjoy : ).

3) Graphic journal:
    Please do one of the journals about something you really like about yourself (it could be something you enjoy doing, some sports you could do well, your favorite person or pets).

Week 7 - Mid-term Exam

1) Graphic Journal:
    This week, for both graphic journals, you can draw whatever you would like to. Please consider adding some colors into the drawings (using color pencil, water color or markers), as we will move on to the color section pretty soon. Have a good weekend!

Week 6 - Field Sketches

1) Main homework:
    Please use pencil to draw one of the three locations that we stoped at on Monday class: the English building, the library and the west facade of Chemistry building. Please pay close attention to the architectural propotiaon, scale, light/shadow, building materials, surface texture and decrative details. Also, please include the context of the building (landscape, people, and leave space for the sky, etc.). Do it as much detailed as you could on the 14x17 sketchbook, 1/2" boarder on four sides.

2) Copy sketches:
    Please copy the following sketch on your 9x12 sketchbook. Finish in pen.

3) Graphic Journal:
    Please do one of the two graphic journals drawing one of your favorate pair of shoes.