DS111 Foundations of Shading

With Diane Cardaci

12 weeks   No credits

This class is the second of two courses designed to give the student a strong basis in the fundamentals of drawing. In this class we will learn how to build tone, and shade the basic forms that are the building blocks for all forms.

Week 1

• Learning About Values
• Building Tone and Blending Values
• Light Creates Volume

Assignment 1: Making a value scale
Assignment 2: Making a blended value scale?

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Week 2

• Lighting and Shading the Basic Geometric Forms
• Direct light vs. Indirect Light

Assignment 1: Shading a cube??
Assignment 2: Shading an sphere

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Week 3

Assignment 1: Shading an egg
Assignment 2: Shading?a cone

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Week 4

• Cast Shadows

Assignment: Shading Cast Shadows Across a Form

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Week 5

• Understanding Shading of Fluted Type Objects

Assignment: Shading a gourd

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Week 6

• Understanding Shading of a Form with Secondary Smaller Forms

Assignment: Shading?a?"bumpy"?gourd

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Week 7

• Principals Of Shading Textured Objects: Textures Secondary to Form

Assignment 1: Drawing textured objects
Assignment 2: Drawing trees and bushes

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Week 8

• Seeing Color With Values

Assignment 1: Drawing the color wheel in black and white
Assignment 2: Shading a striped form

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Week 9

• Drawing Colored Objects

Assignment: Drawing 2 apples different color in the same lighting

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Week 10

• Pulling It All Together: Creating a still-life using the skills developed
• Understanding Drapery

Assignment: Portfolio Development, part 1 - Outline of Still Life

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Week 11

• Continuation of Still Life Drawing

Assignment: Initial Base Layers of Tone

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Week 12

• Completion of Still Life Drawing

Assignment: Development and Refinement of Shading, Finishing the Drawing

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