Shape of Value and Proportion: Continuation of seeing proportional relationships through “sighting and angling”, discussion of the Golden Mean, and introduction to the shape of value. Introduction to the effect of light on value: completion of a ten-step value gradation scale in ink wash #1 (black)-#10 (white).
Materials: Strathmore 400 drawing pad, newsprint paper, four sheets of 9”x12” Strathmore drawing paper, one 15” x 22” piece of Arches 140 lb hot-pressed watercolor paper, 2H graphite pencil, masking tape, India ink, bamboo brush, compressed charcoal, chamois skin, View Catcher.
In-class Project Two due on Tuesday, October 7: Shape (Demonstrates understanding of value shapes as a means to measure proportion and to organize those value shapes into a cohesive compositional statement.)