Tuesday, June 21, 2011

10 Pages of sideview bus sketches

Notes from crit

1. Windows 
A. keep them simple
B. have them help the vehicle look fast and moving forward
C. Bump up the contrast on them

2. Detail indication
A. exhaust
B. Running lights
C. Rear View Mirrors
D. Cut lines
C. Rocker Panel lines
D. Bumper Lines
E. Compartment cutlines

3. Marker 
A. Really bump up the value on these 
B. Really bump up the ground line and connect the tires to the road
C. Really thicken the bottom rocker panel line to add visual weight to the bottom of the bus











Monday, June 20, 2011

Head and Figure Drawing SU11: Week 3 - Lighting and Value Notes

Head and Figure Drawing SU11: Week 3 - Lighting and Value Notes

Analytical Figure Drawing SU11: Week 3 - Basic of Forms Notes

Analytical Figure Drawing SU11: Week 3 - Basic of Forms Notes: "Notes on Form and Overlap: Breaking the body down into simple forms (drawing through and closing off forms): Treating the shoulder as a cone..."

Figure Drawing Week 3 at CDA

Today we touched upon forms: SPHERE / CYLINDER / CUBE

The simpler the better when constructing, that way you dont have to spend a lot of time on something complex and find out you screwed up and have to go back through all of that work.  If you start simple, with proportions and the silhouette and just blocking in the shapes, then the form will follow.

Each basic form has it's pros and cons.

  • Sphere: 
    • Pros: Quick lay in
    • Con: No direction of the sphere
  • Cylinder
    • Pros: (I already forgot!  I will remember and write this in)
    • Cons: It's hard to show 3/4 and also hard for perspective
  • Boxes
    • Pros: generate the most direction 
    • Cons: slow to lay in by being most complex shape











Thursday, June 16, 2011

Environment Sketching Homework Week 2 Historical Landmark Pasadena City Hall




Environment Sketching 2x4




Checked out some landmarks in Pasadena: the Library and the Court of Appeals (go figure!).  Did a few sketches of them from the inside and outstide.  Also did 2 from Art Center South Campus.  although, those two suck.