"The lover can see, and the knowledgeable."
—Annie Dillard, "Seeing," Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

24 February 2011

Midterm Portfolios ~ Spring 2011



Midterm Portfolio

Due:
Thursday, March 3 (ART 301-002)
Friday, March 4 (ART 301-001)

For your midterm portfolio:

  1. Choose your ten best drawings from the class so far.
  2. Include at least some drawings of different lengths of time (30 seconds, 60 seconds, 5 minutes, 30 minutes, etc.)
  3. If you do not have a high-quality digital camera, check one out from the Robert Swanson Learning Center or from the Visual Resources Center.
  4. Photograph your drawings.
  5. Photograph your Maniken from the following points of view: 1) Posterior [head to mid-calf], 2) Anterior [head to mid-calf], 3) Lateral [head to mid-calf]
  6. Photos should be in focus and cropped (show only drawing, not wall, floor, or drawing horse, etc. behind the drawing).
  7. Photos of Maniken should be taken with a plain black background. I will have a piece of black fabric up in the Life Drawing room for you to use for this purpose.
  8. Correct the photos for exposure and contrast--not too light, not too dark. You can use Preview or Photoshop to do this.
  9. The black background for Manikens should look black and plain. If it doesn't, darken photo by reducing exposure on preview or Photoshop.
  10. If you do not have a flickr account, create one.
  11. Create two sets on flickr: 1) Midterm Drawings, and 2) Midterm Maniken
  12. Post your chosen 10 drawings to the set "Midterm Drawings."
  13. Post your three views of your Maniken to the set "Midterm Maniken."
  14. Title each drawing (something simple like "Drawing 1,"  "Maniken Anterior," will be fine.)
  15. Post a link to your flickr account in your Midterm Blog Post. This link should be the first item in your post and should be at the top of the post (in other words, make this easy for me to find).
  16. Your Midterm Blog Post will serve as your blog assignment that would normally be due Sunday, March 6 (so it will be due 2 - 3 days earlier, depending upon which section you are in).
  17. In your midterm blog post, write a 300 word minimum reflection of the first half of the semester. Example questions to consider: what have you learned so far, what changes have you noticed in your drawing skills, what do you understand about the figure that you didn't coming into the class, what do you hope to learn in the second half of the semester, what haven't we covered in class that you would still like to, etc.
  18. Include at least one image with the post.
  19. In your reflection, refer to some specific parts of the drawings in your portfolio. For example, "I learned how to correct the length between the rib cage and pelvis, as you can see in 'Drawing 4.'"
  20. Before the midterm portfolio due date, make sure you have caught up on all blog posting and commenting.
  21. Your portfolio will be graded upon the quality of your  1) drawings, 2) maniken work, and 3) blog.
  22. For a good example of a midterm portfolio and blog post, click here. Requirements were slightly different, but the reflection and flickr account set up basics are well-done.

07 February 2011

spinal erectors and abdominal muscles

Muscle Assignment #2 
due:
Friday, Feb. 12, for 301-001 and 
Thursday, Feb. 11, for 301-002

quadratus lumborum,
vol. 5: pp. 60-61
make sure you build both triangles of this muscle.

external obliques,
vol. 5: pp. 78-79
pay extra attention to the digitations along the rib cage. each point should land on a rib.

rectus abdominis,
vol. 5: pp. 72-73
indicate navel and tendinous inscriptions.











Muscle Assignment #1 (due Monday, Feb 7 [301-001] and Tuesday, Feb. 8 [301-002])
 

spinal erectors

spinalis
-cervicis, vol. 1: pp. 94-95
note the space here between the spinous processes and the transverse processes--the muscle is on the spinous processes, far back on the dorsal surface

-capitis, vol. 1: pp. 96-97
note this muscle's relation to the nuchal ligament and remember that ligament on your maniken is already there (the plastic behind the cervical vertebrae on your manikens)

-thoracis, vol. 1: pp. 98-100
same as the cervicis--look at the space between this muscle and the surface of the rib cage. keep the muscle away from the surface of the rib cage.


longissimus
look at how all these sections twist together, like three pieces of a rope

-capitis, vol. 1: pp. 106-107

-cervicis, vol. 1: pp. 108-109

-thoracis, vol.1: pp. 110-111
look here at how rounded out the thoracis is from side to side, also how there is space behind it, how it doesn't glue itself to the rib cage. also make sure to build the lumbodorsal fascia.


iliocostalis
this muscle is similar to longissimus in how its pieces twist
-cervicis, vol. 1: pp. 116-117
this segment appears to come out quite far. this appears this way because it is wrapping next to the longissimus, not really sticking out in space.

-thoracis, vol. 1: pp. 118-119

-lumborum, vol. 5: pp. 62-63
remember this is in book number five. it will also connect to the lumbodorsal fascia.




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06 February 2011

the concise book of muscles

A great resource for muscles. Click here to view on Amazon.


The Concise Book of Muscles, Revised Edition [Paperback]
Chris Jarmey (Author)
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: North Atlantic Books; 2 edition (August 12, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1556437196
ISBN-13: 978-1556437199

prometheus entries due friday

I encourage each of you to submit one to three pieces to Prometheus, UW–Stout's fine art and literary publication. Entries are due no later than Friday, February 11. You can drop off your work (2D, 3D, Photography, Video/Installation) in the Furlong Gallery Thursday, February 10, and Friday, February 11.

Find submission rules and entry forms at the Prometheus website.


Furlong Gallery hours are:
10-6 Mon thru Fri & 12-4 on Saturdays

05 February 2011

Foundation Drawing Section Z: ANATOMY- TRUNK


Another great resource blog:

Foundation Drawing Section Z: ANATOMY- TRUNK: "The strength of all figure drawing comes from a mixture of formal skill and anatomical knowledge. Understanding the human body, interior as ..."
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visible body


A student subscription to visiblebody.com is only $17.95 for a semester. It's well worth the price. I highly suggest it.

fine art fundamentals


This blog is EXCELLENT. It's got a great list of anatomy resources for artists. Bookmark this one!

assignment

The Spinal Erectors clay building assignment is posted under the "assignments" link on the Pages Tabs at the top of the blog. Click here to access it.

new student work

Gesture Drawing, UW-Stout student work, Daniel Kanitz, Fall 2010
I have posted new student work from Fall 2010 under the "student work" Pages Tab at the top of the blog. Check it out!

gestural expression

gestural expression

Experienced artists, even before they ask themselves, "What does the subject look like?" ask,
 "What is the subject doing?"
That is, how does the arrangement of the major parts of the figure, the flower, the lamp, or the landscape allude to movement? What suggestions are there in the subject of directed energies coursing through its forms? For virtually everything we see implies some kind and degree of moving action. Such actions are inherent in the subject's formation and structure. The gentle curve of a tree limb or a human one, the forceful thrust of a church spire or a schooner, the graceful spiral of a staircase or a seashell, all these suggest moving actions–types of animated behavior; in other words, they all disclose some kind of gestural expression.
–Nathan Goldstein, The Art of Responsive Drawing, Chapter 1, "Gestural Expression," page 3.


image:Rembrandt Van Rijn (1606-1669), Saskia Asleep, Pen, brush, and ink, 13 x 17.1 cm, The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York. I, 180.


Here is a link to Chapter 1, "Gestural Expression," from Nathan Goldstein, The Art of Responsive Drawing. 

The link will direct you to the blue drive.

The username and password are the same as your UW-Stout email.

Click here to get the chapter.

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