Crushed Can Drawing Assignment DUE 1/9/2015
Each student will draw a crushed soda can. This is an intense drawing for beginning art students; however, the conscientious student will find that if the concepts listed below are applied they will produce a drawing of surprising quality.
1. Craftsmanship
A. Use a cover sheet to keep the paper clean.
B. Don't fold or crease the paper.
C. Don't polish the paper by pushing pencils beyond their limits or putting too much pressure on blending tools.
2. Proportion - Principle of art concerned with the size relationships of one part to another.
3. Values - The art element that describes the darkness or lightness of an object. Value depends on how much light a surface reflects. Value is also one of the three properties of color.
4. Line - A mark drawn with a pointed, moving tool. Although lines can vary in appearance (they can have different lengths, widths, textures, directions, and degree of curve), they are considered one-dimensional and are measured by length. A line is also considered the path of a dot through space and is used by an artist to control
5. Modeling - To create the illusion of form by drawing in the direction of an objects curves and planes.
How to Begin Can Drawing:
1. Make observations. Compare the size of one part of the can to other parts. For example, measure the round elliptical shape of the can rim and compare it to the overall length and width of the whole can.
3. Before you start to draw, decide where the can will be placed on the page.
4. Begin by drawing light lines that define the can's proportions and where it will be located on the page. Make the drawing fill the space of the paper.
5. Focus your eye on a particular section of the can and then locate it on your page. Use eye hand coordination, making your eye trace around the contours of the object as your hand begins to draw the line. Look at your paper as needed. Concentrate on allowing your hand to record what your eyes are seeing.
6. DRAW LIGHTLY!
7. Re check Proportions…if incorrect…. Re-do them!
8. Once this preliminary layout of the can is complete start building value…. hold your pencil at the eraser end. Lightly build tone in the direction of the contours: Round lines = curved shapes, Curved lines = round shapes.
9. Build tonal gradation by: holding pencil at the very end, for light tones; holding pencil as you normally do for middle tones; using circular motion and softer leaded pencils to create the darkest tones.
10. Final considerations: The completed drawing should show: three distinct value ranges, whites, grays and blacks; quality craftsmanship; accurate proportions; tonal gradation or blending attention to detail; and effort.
1. Craftsmanship
A. Use a cover sheet to keep the paper clean.
B. Don't fold or crease the paper.
C. Don't polish the paper by pushing pencils beyond their limits or putting too much pressure on blending tools.
2. Proportion - Principle of art concerned with the size relationships of one part to another.
3. Values - The art element that describes the darkness or lightness of an object. Value depends on how much light a surface reflects. Value is also one of the three properties of color.
4. Line - A mark drawn with a pointed, moving tool. Although lines can vary in appearance (they can have different lengths, widths, textures, directions, and degree of curve), they are considered one-dimensional and are measured by length. A line is also considered the path of a dot through space and is used by an artist to control
5. Modeling - To create the illusion of form by drawing in the direction of an objects curves and planes.
How to Begin Can Drawing:
1. Make observations. Compare the size of one part of the can to other parts. For example, measure the round elliptical shape of the can rim and compare it to the overall length and width of the whole can.
3. Before you start to draw, decide where the can will be placed on the page.
4. Begin by drawing light lines that define the can's proportions and where it will be located on the page. Make the drawing fill the space of the paper.
5. Focus your eye on a particular section of the can and then locate it on your page. Use eye hand coordination, making your eye trace around the contours of the object as your hand begins to draw the line. Look at your paper as needed. Concentrate on allowing your hand to record what your eyes are seeing.
6. DRAW LIGHTLY!
7. Re check Proportions…if incorrect…. Re-do them!
8. Once this preliminary layout of the can is complete start building value…. hold your pencil at the eraser end. Lightly build tone in the direction of the contours: Round lines = curved shapes, Curved lines = round shapes.
9. Build tonal gradation by: holding pencil at the very end, for light tones; holding pencil as you normally do for middle tones; using circular motion and softer leaded pencils to create the darkest tones.
10. Final considerations: The completed drawing should show: three distinct value ranges, whites, grays and blacks; quality craftsmanship; accurate proportions; tonal gradation or blending attention to detail; and effort.