spring 2006

STUDENTS GALLERY comming soon

GOUACHE PAINTING TIPS Adobe PDF file

Gouache links

Illustrator, etc…
/http://www.jamesmannartfarm.com/
Yale University eminent illustrator:
http://patricklynch.net/portfolio/index.html
American Society of Architectural Illustrators:
http://www.asai.org/IllustratorListing
Listing of art illustrators:
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Illustration/Illustrator_Portfolios/
Graphics artists Guild(Chicago):
http://chicago.gag.org/chicago_directory.html

SKETCHBOOK ETHICS

1. Never live without a sketchbook.
2. Work in your sketchbook daily; date each drawing.
3. Use your sketchbook like a diary for remembering places you have been with sketches, cutting and pasting and writing.
4. Related artwork found in magazines, newspapers, flyers should be pasted in your sketchbook with your comments.
5. Review museum shows, art-related TV programs, notes on art books and magazines you have skimmed.
6. Copy master drawings and sign them “After _________” (the artist’s name and important data).
7. Thumbnail sketches as preliminary drawings of class and homework assignments.
8. Use your sketchbook to explore media,
9. Practice sketching spaces & people as they move or sit around.
10. Drawings need not be “finished.” You need quantity of works and quality of observations in your sketchbook.
11. Make sure all loose work is pasted down so nothing will fall out of your book.
12. Carry your sketchbook with you at all times and to each drawing class (and beyond class). It will be evaluated periodically.
13. You may use the sketchbook for some homeworks and assignments.
14. If you are brave, exchange the sketchbook with another student.
15. Enjoy in creating a new habit.

Schedule of Instructional Delivery

Week One Introduction to two dimensional water-based media tempera/gouache; historical overview and presentation of examples; materials and tools description and demonstration; preparation for the painting process
Week Two Prepare and transfer compositional drawing regarding composition elements; formulate the methods of under painting process; introduce and test basic paint application techniques
Week Three Color theory in modern art (Power Point presentation); color mixing, harmony and interaction (complimentary and simultaneous contrast); create abstract composition following color theory
Week Four Pictorial space: rhythm, balance, shape, volume as means of determining space; textures and surface treatments; generate a composition based on stylization and transformation of the form
Week Five Study of mixed (water-based) media techniques (including dry drawing materials); Analysis of various works of art (Power Point presentation); testing various paint materials, techniques and tools; produce the painting as a result of these experiments
Week Six Put together and create individual work of art based on gouache versatility; introduce latest media as a ground for a new gouache application (computer art, graphic design, typography, advertising and fine arts)