value shape pattern texture repetition portraiture positive/negative space
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ValueShape
PatternTexture
RepetitionPortraiture
Positive/Negative Space
Lightness and darkness of a tone or color
Value
Drawing techniques that create value include…
Hatching/Cross-Hatching… Stippling…
…as well as blending & shading!
BLENDING:smearing to create smooth transitions between values and tones
SHADING:Shadow:an area that is NOT or is partially illuminated
Highlight:the area on any surface which reflects the most light
We are attracted to dramatic shifts in value
A word borrowed from Italian meaning “light and shade” or harshly contrasting lights and darks
Chiaroscuro
We add value to shapes to create our artwork
ShapeA two-dimensional enclosed area
Geometric OrganicAmorphous
Geometric Shapes:
have clear edges and anglesex. Square, circle, triangle
Organic Shapes:
are irregular shapes or shapes found in nature
Amorphic Shape:
have no apparent shape or organization
are abstract—more organic than geometric
Positive & Negative Space
Positive - area that objects occupyNegative - area around objects
which is negative space?
The way in which shapes are arranged
can create repetition and texture in an artwork
Repetition
repeating an object or art elementcreates Pattern and Rhythm…
TextureActual:You can touch and feel the texture
Real Texture
Simulated/Implied:Looks like it would have texture if you touched it
Visual Texture
Here are some well-known artists who use
PATTERN, VALUE, and TEXTUREin their artwork…
Gustav Klimt
Austrian,1862-1918
•Art Nouveau patterns•Textiles•Figures•Gold leaf paint
Klimt, The Kiss, 1908
Klimt, Death and Life, 1910
Klimt, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1907
Patricia PolaccoAmerican, b. 1944
•Children’s book author & illustrator•Russian & Ukranian background•People, stories….•B&W graphite contrasted with colorful patterns
Polacco, from Rechenka’s Eggs
Polacco, from The Keeping Quilt
Kehinde WileyNew York based, b. 1977
•Realistic portraits of urban Af-Am, African, Afro-Braziliam men from streets of Harlem•Heroic poses•Traditional Renaissance poses and motifs contrasted with contemporary urban fashion and “real people”•Patterned backgrounds
Wiley, Samuel Johnson, 2009Wiley, Adam Byrd, 2012
Vincent van Gogh Chuck Close
Andy Warhol NormanRockwell
A portrait is an artwork done
in which the subject is a person or animal
A self-portrait is an artwork done in which
the subject matter is the artist themselves
Kathe Kollwitz Pablo Picasso
Portrait?
What are WE doing?
Creating realistic
portraits with pencil focusing
on value
Using colored pencil to make patterned and
textured backgrounds
…the subjects are NOT directly centered…---COMPOSITION of background design---
Notice that…
…they have interesting expressions…and a range of values
in the portrait AND the background…
…the backgrounds are colorful, vibrant and include MANY different patterns and textures…Variety of SIZE – SHAPE (organic/geometric) -
COLORS
…those patterns and textures are made up of lots of different types of repeating shapes…
Value, Texture & Patternwith Colored Pencils
Value with Colored Pencil—How?
• Increase pencil pressure• Color layer with a darker color
• Use a colorless blender or blending tool
start by creating a VALUE scale strip with graphite pencil
(shading & blending)
Drawing People
Proportions
Line v. Shapes with value
Which looks more realistic?Why?
Value created by shading and highlighting!!!
Steps to Take
1.Choose a portrait photo to work2.Print photo as large as possible3.Using graphite pencils, create a realistic portrait of head and neck/shoulders only. Focus is on creating multiple VALUES through shading, highlighting, smudging.4.Using inspiration from Klimt, Polacco, and Wiley, create an interesting background with colored pencils. Focus is on creating VALUES and a minimum of 5 different PATTERNS and TEXTURES.