Transcript Art II - Hiawatha CUSD 426

Color & Texture
Art II
Color
 Seen by the way light reflects off a surface.
 Used to express emotion.
Texture
 Actual texture: feeling of an object (rough, smooth, etc.)
 Simulated Texture: fake texture that is drawn/painted.
Actual Texture
 Objects you can actually feel (ex: the fabric of your shirt)
 Real rocks or water that you can pick up and touch
Simulated Texture (colored pencil)
 Texture that is drawn, painted, in a photograph, etc.
Objectives of this assignment
 Demonstrate simulated texture using colored pencil
shading techniques
 Recreate a texture of your choice from a photograph
using a range of values, color and shading techniques
 Demonstrate how to create tints and shades with
colored pencil
 Demonstrate effective compositional layout
 Demonstrate knowledge of emphasis on the texture
Student Examples
Other Examples
Dee Overly
 Colored pencil and graphite artist from Ohio
 Photographs objects in nature and draws what she sees
 Uses close observation and use of her photos to draw
detailed images of stones, leaves, flowers, etc.
 Worked as an irrigation designer before becoming a full-
time fine artist in 2001
Overly’s Artwork
 Raindrops 2007,
colored pencil drawing,
8½ x 7 inches.
 Rock Bed 2. 2007, colored pencil drawing, 4½ x 9.
 Looking for a Home
2007, colored pencil
drawing,11½ x 9.
Taking it a step further
 An advanced technique with texture can be
created by placing one texture of an object in
a new location.
 If you are looking for a challenge, try this! …
Example
 Alligator scales on a car
Assignment
 Locate 4 visuals that you would possibly like to draw.
 Choose one or combine 2 together and print a color copy.
 Create 3 value scales of 8 values each using smooth,
scumbling and cross hatching in your sketchbook.
 Practice a small portion of the visual (about ¼ of the
image) in your sketchbook or on black construction paper.
 Draw a white outline of objects you crop in your photo on
the final drawing paper (you may want to use the grid!)
Grading Criteria
 Craftsmanship
10pts
 Composition
20pts
 Colored Pencil Technique
20pts
 Texture
20pts
 Value
20pts
 Participation
10pts