Objectives
- To create a crosshatched drawing of stacked wooden blocks
- To format the paper to fit the still life on the page
- To balance the composition of the blocks and shadow
- To begin the drawing by using marks or points to plot where important landmarks of the still life are
- To use 1-point linear perspective for frontal blocks
- To use 2-point linear perspective for angled blocks
- To realize that each block has its own vanishing points
- To use crosshatching in perspective on planes that recede
- To make planes distinct from each other by using contrast
- To make value transitions gradual, as in sfumato glazing
- To use a full range of values from zone 0 to zone 10
- To appreciate the beauty of velvety tones through crosshatching
- To appreciate the beauty of sfumato
- To appreciate the illusion of 3-D space on a 2-D surface
Materials
- drawing paper
- #2 pencils
- Magic Rub/White erasers
- Uniball markers/pens
- Still lifes of glued wooden blocks, painted white
| Vocabulary: Composition Linear perspective Angular perspective Frontal perspective Vanishing points Value Texture Crosshatching Sfumato |
