The final exam will be held in the classroom on May 3 from 3:30 to 5:30pm. It will be a presentation of your portfolio and your growth during the semester. I will bring snacks. The whole thing will probably take 60-90 minutes. As your contribution to the final exam, please put together a short (2-3 […]
László Maholy-Nagy (Hungary, 1895 – 1946) wrote: “every drawing can be understood as a motion study since it is a path of motion recorded by graphic means.” For this challenge, take that idea and try to create sketches that record motion — in any number of forms or interpretations. You can draw something moving, or […]
Due: April 8 (two days before class) NOTE: Please only respond to the assigned Cullen Chapters if you DID NOT already write a response to them for #3, due 2/20. Please add your response as a comment below. You can review guidelines for the responses here.
This one comes from the book Doodle Revolution by Sunni Brown: “Grab a pen or marker, and try this simple exercise. Start with the following two design parameters: The line must go unbroken–don’t lift your pen from the page for about ten seconds–and the line should cross over itself multiple times, creating enclosed forms. Other than that, […]
Due: April 1 (two days before class) Please add your response as a comment below. You can review guidelines for the responses here.
For this sketchbook challenge, which is connected to the reading for March 27, choose one letter from the alphabet and sketch it multiple times in different fonts. This is slightly different than hand lettering, which is also a great exercise to try in your sketchbook when you can’t think of anything to draw. For hand […]
Due: March 25 (two days before class) Please add your response as a comment below. You can review guidelines for the responses here.
Please check this folder for a document labeled with your name. In the document labeled with your name, paste your revised project brief to share what you’re working on and to provide context for your classmates when we do critiques March 20.
Sketch what you ate! Or… what you WISH you had eaten, in a “I should eat healthier food” kind of way or in a “What would I have if this were my last meal” kind of way. For inspiration, I suggest @goodfoodcrapdrawing on Instagram and Liz Steel’s blog. For real-life inspiration, you need to […]
Due: March 4 (two days before class) Please add your response as a comment below. You can review guidelines for the responses here.