collaborative charcoal grid drawing drawing a chuck close

COLLABORATIVECHARCOAL GRIDDRAWING

Drawing AChuck Close

• Define the following terms:

– Value

– Proportion

– Texture

PRE-ASSESSMENT

• Students will apply charcoal and chalk techniques to a composition.

• Students will explore the importance of collaboration and team work.

• Students will create value, texture, proportion and contrast in a series of compositional studies.

LEARNING TARGETS

• 5, 12”x 12” (square) sheets of drawing paper.

• 1 sketching pencil• 1 set of graded

charcoal

MATERIALS

• Step 1 – Sketchbook Formative Practice:

Create a graded value scale in sketchbook with charcoal/chalk

– Spray when completed

• Step 2– Choose 5 different squares from your

hour’s manila envelopes (See Manders). Only take one at a time. When finished with the first, move on to the second, and so on.

– Keep your little squares in your small individual manila envelope.

• Step 3– Copy / Draw exactly what you see

from the little square to your large 12”x12” sheet of paper. Start with drawing the contours of the objects or shapes.

– Fill the composition with shaded / blended charcoal and chalk. Pay attention to value and proportion.

– Accuracy is key! Cooperation is Key!!!

PROCEDURE

• In your sketchbook, create a value scale with blended charcoal / chalk.

FORMATIVE PRACTICE

EXEMPLAR 1

EXEMPLAR 2

EXEMPLAR 3

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