Week 3-Value Drawings

Craft

        During week 3 of our class we continued developing our drawing skills but now we added a few different concepts to our drawings such as different shades of greys so who ever is looking at the drawings can tell where the light source is coming from and such. I made these drawings using Adobe Illustrator and a Bamboo tablet and pen to allow my drawings appear directly onto the computer. I made these drawings with straight or slightly curved horizontal lines that range from different shades of black, white, and grey to give it a shadow affect. The first step to creating an image like this is to find an object you want to draw then either use natural light or give your own light source to the object to give it a unique shadow feature. I then began to draw my image using a lighter color on the scale and typically fill in the parts of the object that have light on them or appear to be lighter then the rest of it with horizontal lines. After that I moved to the other end of the spectra and picked a dark color and began to draw in the appears that appear dark or shadowed on the object. Then after that I used some of the different shades of color on the scale that fall between the original two colors that I used earlier, on the areas of the object that aren't at either end of the dark/light scale and have a sort of blending feature. Finally i went back with all the colors that i used and try to fill in as much white empty spots with them, but of course with the appropriate colors.

Composition

     I arranged the elements (in this case the horizontal/curved lines) the way that I did to give the viewer the perspective of the object having a unique light source and giving it a different perspective then its normal view. The first thing I want the viewer to see are the light parts of the objects to understand which direction the light source was coming from. The second thing I wanted the viewer to see are the darker spots on the image to show how exactly that object was facing when the light source hit it. Thirdly I want the viewer to see how I blended the dark, light, and the in between colors to give it that sort of mixed blend look that you see between the light and shadow parts of the object. I used horizontal lines when creating these drawings because I feel they are easier to draw and use when it comes to trying to portray and image with a shadow affect on it. 

Concept

    Each object I drew had some sort of hole or opening on its top to give a real shadow affect and make it easier to differentiate between the light and dark parts of the object. These are my value drawings, our in class original assignment and five others.

This is an in class drawing of a coffee cup to start our lesson on value drawings.

This is a value drawing of an empty soda can.

 

This is a value drawing of an empty cup.

This is a value drawing of a coffee mug.

This is a value of a metal cylinder.

This is a value drawing of a beer mug.

Week 2-Vessel Drawings

Craft   
     During our second week of class we began our development of our drawings skills on the computer by drawing different object with just lines, either horizontal or vertical, just to get the basic shape of the object down. I made these drawings using Adobe Illustrator and the bamboo tablet, which allowed me to use a special pen to draw on the tablet to let what ever I draw appear on the screen in front of me. I made these drawings using 100 strokes of either vertical or horizontal lines, without actually drawing the outline of the object I was trying to portray. I started off by looking at an object that is in front of me and determining the best way to draw the image to make it how I want it to be portrayed. Then I start drawing my lines, while counting stroke by stroke, until I reach 100, going up and down the object until I believe I have a good image of the item I am drawing.

Composition
    The reason I arranged the elements of my image, in this case the 100 strokes, is to give a representation of an object without actually drawing the outline of that object. I used the directional lines that I did for each object to give that object the fullest shape.  I first want the viewer to see the overall form and shape of the object I am drawing. Secondly I want the viewer to see curves of each object to understand what the object is. Thirdly I want them to notice the small curves or changes in the overall shape to see the uniqueness of the objects.

Concept
    Each of the objects I drew were some sort of vessel or something that can hold liquid. These are my 5 (100 stroke) vessel drawings.

This is a drawing of a vase using only horizontal lines.

  This is a drawing of a pint glass using only vertical lines.

This is a drawing of a water bottle using only horizontal lines. 

This is a drawing of an ice cream glass using only horizontal lines.

This is a drawing of a beer mug using only vertical lines. 

This is  a screen shot of my drawing of an ice cream glass.

Week1-intro

My name is Michael Ward.

I am a senior at Saint Xavier University.
This is my last semester here.

I am graduating in May 2012 with a B.S. in computer science.
I know several languages including: java, html, php, and several others.
I have taken a total of 14 computer classes while attending SXU.

I graduated from St Laurence High School in 2008.
My dream job is to work with the programming that goes into the computers that are in cars today.

This is my first art class that I am taking.