PROJECT 9 - Pen and Ink: Drawing three

Objectives:

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

Task:

1. Students are to draw a pen and ink rendering of one of their athletic shoes, their hand, a plant, and any other "organic" object of their choice.

2.  Students should use good composition and tonation using a series of cross-hatching techniques

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.
Laseau, Paul: INK-LINE SKETCHING, chapters 1 - 9, 12 - 14.Lin: DRAWING AND DESIGNING WITH CONFIDENCE, pp. 37 - 40.
Laseau, Paul: FREEHAND SKETCHING: An Introduction

Materials needed:

sketchbook
pgment liner

Deadline:

Assigned: Tuesday, Sept. 20
Due: Thursday, Sept. 22; beginning of class

Approximate time to complete: 3 hours

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

revised: 22 Aug 05