Our Life Drawing I field trip will be Wednesday, February 24. We are scheduled to board the bus at 9:15 am, outside the Applied Arts building along 13th Avenue, near the loading dock entrance.
We will be going first to the Walker Art Center to view the exhibitions, then to the Bell Museum of Natural History on the campus of the University of Minnesota.
Check out
this article (click here)–of special interest to you graphic and multi-media designers–by Brent Gustafson (New Media Designer at the Walker) on the creation of a touch-screen kiosk for the Walker's
Benches and Binoculars exhibit, which will be on view during our visit.
While at the Bell Museum, you will each be expected to complete a one-hour contour drawing of the specimen of your choice (the Touch & See room has a great collection of bones, insects, fossils, etc.).
(a photo I took during my last visit to the
Bell Museum of Natural History, from the exhibit,
"Wolves and Wild Lands in the 21st Century")
You can do this drawing in your sketchbook or on your larger drawing paper--but if you use your larger paper you'll want to bring a drawing board along, as well. Bring non-messy drawing tools (graphite pencil, charcoal pencil, conte crayon or pencil, pen, etc.).
You will need to bring something to eat, since we will not have time to stop for lunch. Usually we eat on the bus in between the museums. There is a coffee/snack cart at the Walker, just in case.
We will return no later than 5:30 pm.
Last trip, our bus was equipped with wi-fi, so feel free to bring your laptops along.
Please email me with names and emails of non-Art & Design professors I need to send an announcement to. I will automatically notify all Art & Design instructors.
left: Jacob Sandstrom, Self-Portrait
left: Tyler Haas, Long Pose/Torso Study
click here to access "Line Variation and Sensitivity," pp. 52 - 65 from Chapter 1: "Essential Skills and Information: What Every Student Should Know About Drawing."
the dates and times of our final meeting(s) are listed to the left on the sidebar.
this post should include: 1) 5-6 of your best drawings since your october class summary (self-portrait, at least one skull, and 1-2 other long poses and 2-3 gesture drawings); 2) one or two paragraphs summarizing your experience in Life Drawing I including what two-three most substantial things you learned or at which you improved, citing examples; 3) a description of your experience building muscles on the maniken (photos optional).
draw a self-portrait (18" x 24") using what you learned about the structure of the skull and facial features. draw yourself from a front 3/4 view, using a mirror. construct the drawing with line and line value only, not with shading. your focus should be on planar analysis, anatomical landmarks, cross-contours, and line quality--as well as acute observation of your own particular skull and face.
