ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
How is drawing from life different from drawing from a picture?
What makes a composition successful?
How can you show three-dimensional form on a two-dimensional plane?
STUDENT EXAMPLES
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Create an original composition featuring your favorite shoes. You may choose your media. Your composition must be unique and balanced.
REQUIREMENTS
Prep (25 points):
Drawing (65 points):
Effort (20 points):
The student took time to develop their ideas fully. Many new techniques were tried. The student made excellent use of class time - 20 points (10 or 5 points for lesser effort)
Reflection (5 points):
Self Reflection- 5 points
Total Points: 115
Create an original composition featuring your favorite shoes. You may choose your media. Your composition must be unique and balanced.
REQUIREMENTS
Prep (25 points):
- Bring in your shoes and keep them here. - 5 points
- Photograph them at different angles to find a composition you like. - 5 points.
- Create at least two sketches each with a different composition. Draw from your real shoes and your pictures. - 5 points
- Create a rough draft of your final. - 10 points
Drawing (65 points):
- You drew from both your real shoes and your photograph(s) - 5 points
- Proportions, details, and placement, and negative space are correct - 20 points
- Your composition is interesting and balanced - 10 points
- Your colors or values are correct - 10 points
- Craftsmanship: Final work is neat - 10 points
- Background: Your background is interesting and reflects your personality/interests (Consider alternative media) - 10 points
- You used an alternative media for your final (5 extra credit points)
Effort (20 points):
The student took time to develop their ideas fully. Many new techniques were tried. The student made excellent use of class time - 20 points (10 or 5 points for lesser effort)
Reflection (5 points):
Self Reflection- 5 points
Total Points: 115
Drawing Tips:
Click the "Drawing Tips" button for A LOT of tips on how to draw anything accurately. Don't forget to click the links on the "Drawing Tips" page to access more in-depth information as well as a slideshow on the "Rules of Composition."
ADVICE FROM STUDENTS
- "I learned to really look for negative space. Drawing them correctly increased the composition of the piece and made it look more "life like." I also enjoyed adding a bit of a story to it."
- "I learned how to work with detail on a level I had not experienced before. It was an enjoyable experience."
