Grade 7/8/9 Unit 1: Drawing 2015

CURRICULAR OBJECTIVES Art 7: -Describing the internal and external boundaries of forms is one of the purposes of drawing. -Describing the planes and volumes of forms is one of the purposes of drawing. -Value in drawing is affected by the qualities of surfaces and the qualities of light -The skill of describing materials and techniques used in creating an image is part of learning to talk about art

CURRICULAR OBJECTIVES Art 8: -Geometric and organic shapes can be used to create positive and negative space. -The size of depicted figures or objects locates those objects in relationship to the ground or picture frame -Value or colour can emphasize negative space over positive space. -Identifying and describing materials and techniques used in creating an image is part of learning to talk about art

CURRICULAR OBJECTIVES Art 9: -Careful observation of form and surface qualities is necessary for the realistic recording of natural objects. -The illusion of depth is created party by the kinds of lines and marks used in creating an image. -A considerations of balance and contrast may be applies to drawings that depict forms in nature -The skill of describing materials and techniques used in creating an image is part of learning to talk about art

LESSON TIMELINE  Charcoal lesson: 40 minutes  Value Scale: 40 Minutes  General to specific drawing: 7 classes.

Drawing With Charcoal: Tips And Drawing Techniques

Charcoal is the classical medium in the art of drawing. Amateur artists seem to prefer pencil or pen drawing which is quicker and easier to learn than drawing with charcoal. However charcoal is probably the most simple and cheap and durable black and white medium with the most fascinating potential in expression and variation. INTRO

Charcoal is organic carbon and therefore something different than graphite material. Charcoal is produced from heated wood under the exclusion of oxygen. What remains in the process is more or less pure carbon. WHAT IS CHARCOAL AND WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC PROPERTIES AND ADVANTAGES AS DRAWING MEDIUM ?

You can get charcoal as pressed stalk charcoal pieces or so called artists charcoal. The charcoal pieces can be obtained in different sizes, lengths and diameters and in different hardness. The charcoal pieces tend to break easily therefore it is convenient to break the charcoal into smaller pieces already before starting the drawing and to use shorter pieces. The carbon powder is also offered in compressed form in other drawing tools like pressed pieces or in form of carbon pencils which can be handled similar to graphite pencils.

1. you can create shades of black in endless variations and gradations 2. the charcoal powder will change its appearance depending on the paper you use. On papers with some "tooth" i.e. open and irregular surface one can create wonderful, subtle structures and values in light and dark 3. it is possible to draw very quickly with charcoal too, so it is a very good medium for quick sketches 4. charcoal allows to work in small and very big formats 5. charcoal is very durable, there is almost no aging or fading effect on the black of charcoal works. THE OUTSTANDING PROPERTIES OF CHARCOAL ARE:

Natural charcoal sticks are my favorite charcoal medium in combination with soft kneaded erasers and a soft cotton towl (or a chamois) to wipe out wrong lines if necessary. Charcoal pencils tend to break when you want to sharpen them. In order to sharpen a charcoal pencil you need to use an exacto knife. CHARCOAL AND KNEADED ERASERS THE BASIC DRAWING TOOLS

POWDERED CHARCOAL Powdered charcoal is used to: create tonal values usually over larger surfaces easily erases and can be darkened by adding layers.

COMPRESSED CHARCOAL Powdered with gum binder round or square sticks charcoal pencils.

VINE CHARCOAL * Vine charcoal is willow or linden/Tilia twigs burnt into: soft medium hard consistencies

PURE CHARCOAL Very soft Very dark tones Very messy!

ACCESSORIES Kneaded eraser Blending stump Sandpaper block Kneaded Erasers Tortillons Sandpaper block

15 th Century ( A. D.) Raphael, 1507

16 th Century ( A. D.) Michelangelo, 1528

17 th to 18 th Centuries (1600 – 1700’s A. D.) Peter Paul Rubens, 1610

Romanticists and Impressionists Goya, 1795

ROMANTIC 18 TH AND 19 TH CENTURIES Delacroix, 1821

IMPRESSIONIST 19 TH CENTURY Gaugin, circa 1890

REDUCTIVE CHARCOAL TIME LAPSE

BEFORE WE GET STARTED CREATE YOUR OWN VALUE SCALE

GETTING STARTED Clear drawing surface Layout paper horizontal for landscape viewpoint or vertical for portrait viewpoint Have drawing supplies ready Charcoal, kneaded eraser, tortillons (blend stick) Paper towels may be used for blending large areas