PROJECT 5 - PENCIL SKETCHING: Drawing five

Objectives:

• Students should demonstrate skills in using the pencil as a delineation media.
• Students should demonstrate knowledge in artistic composition.
• Students should demonstrate knowledge of pencil sketching instruments and techniques.

Task:

1. Using LIN, page 47, students should sketch any drawing of their choice other than the drawing in the lower right using pencil techniques learned.  Drawings should approximate twice that of the pages in the book

a. Students should lightly layout the subject with pencil onto the sketchbook.
b. Students should build the layers of the drawing.
c.  Students are to "time" their drawings to keep track of how long it takes to complete the work.

References:
Lin: DRAWING AND DESIGNING WITH CONFIDENCE, pp. 23 - 30 and 45- 47.
Lin: ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING TECHNIQUES, pp. 8, 13 - 15, 22, 24, 25, 30, 31, 82, 83, 92 - 94, 100, 104 - 107, 113, 114, 140 - 144, and 146 - 148.
Oliver, Robert: THE SKETCH IN COLOR, chapters 1, 2, 3 and 9.

Materials needed:
1. Pencil
2. Eraser
3. Sketchbook
4. Workable fixative

Deadline:
Assigned: Tuesday, Sept. 6
Due: Thursday, Sept. 8, beginning of class

Approximate time to complete: 4 to 6 hours

For comments, contact Dennis L. Law (email): delaw@ksu.edu
Revised: 13 Jul 05