Juxtaposed drawings What is juxtaposition Object in Fur Oppenheim 1936 Placing two opposite or unrelated things together in order to compare them create tension or make a statement What media are you working in ID: 325729
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Scientific Illustration
Juxtaposed drawingsSlide2
What is
juxtaposition
?
Object in Fur
, Oppenheim, 1936Slide3
Placing two opposite or unrelated things together in order to compare them, create tension, or make a statementSlide4
What media are you working in?
DRAWING
:
You will be using
Graphite Drawing Pencils
This means your drawings will use
tonal VALUE
to show dimensionSlide5
What are the techniques you will be employing?
Drawing techniques:
sketching shapes, then details, measuring with pencil, dividing your image into sections, measuring with your pencil, gridding your images
Value techniques:
blending and shading, additive and subtractive methods for applying nuanced valuesSlide6
What is the focus of our aesthetic?
Your goal is to
design
and accurately render an
interesting composition
and arrangement of
juxtaposed subject matter
.
We are looking for beautiful lines and dimensional values.Slide7
Less like this…and more like thisSlide8
WHAT FORM OF VISUAL PERCEPTION WILL YOU USE?Slide9
Some possible Themes:
Life vs. Death
Animate vs. Inanimate
Technology vs. Nature
Man vs. Machine
WHAT ELSE?Slide10
Anthony BurkesSlide11Slide12Slide13Slide14Slide15Slide16Slide17Slide18
Brainstorming: Developing creative ideas
ATTRIBUTE LISTING:
Choose one object/image that you are really interested or engaged by.
Make 2 columns on your page. List all of the attributes of that object in the left column.
In the right column, write an opposite word or attribute to the word on the left.
Choose the juxtaposition that you like best!
Zebra
Symbol of individuality
Conformist/
common
Black/white
contrast
Colorful
gradation
Prey
herbivore
Predator
carnivore
Africa/ the savannah
The artic/
iceSlide19
Research: What images will you need?
KEEP IMAGES AND NOTES IN SKETCHBOOKSlide20
Print images of objects at home (1-3)
Images/ objects that you will be using for your juxtaposed theme. Images should be printed in
BLACK AND WHITE
and they should be no smaller than half of the page.Slide21
Visual planning required:
You will need to
complete 6 different thumbnail sketches in your sketchbook
of various options for composition.
*
We will select the one that works best together before you get started on the final drawing.Slide22
CRITIQUE: How will we evaluate your work?
Peer-critique
/feedback on drawing about halfway through…(WRITTEN)
Peer critique
/feedback on application of values (ORAL)
Final self-critique/reflection
(written)