Hatching Homework

Making Books at the Center for Book Arts!

It was a fun and awesome day of PD!

Sketchbook Homework

Here's my drawing from December 7 around the theme Fantasy.

Here's the sketchbook drawing I did yesterday for today's homework.

Theme: "Draw a mysterious doorway or staircase"

Overlapping Implied Shape Prints

Some of the registration is a bit shaky, but I will do more...many, many more.

Going Crazy With Implied Shapes

Can you tell I like doing this?

Implied Free-Form Shapes

Here is a printing assignment I'm doing with my students in Graphic Design.

We use geometric shapes to imply the free-form shape of an object.

Finished Pointallism Mask

This was the example I made for my students in class. You can see the unfinished version in the previous post.

Masks

In Art III: Graphic Design we are studying art history ideas and styles, and the history and purposes of masks. Here are the two I'm making as examples in class.

Homework Drawing 3

The theme for Art III: Graphic Design last week was Mask.

Homework Drawing 2

Two weeks ago the theme in Art I was Humanity, and the Theme in Art II was Life. This is my combination of the two ideas.

Homework Drawings

I try to do the homework assignments with my students.

The Art I theme last week was color.

Trompe L'Oeile Drawing

I did this with my students in art club this week.

My colleague has my good camera, so you'll have to settle for a bad quality picture.

Realistic Still-Life

My goal is to do more work this year with my students. Here is what we did with the art club this week. I tried to teach them about shading to make objects pop out.

Abstract Comic Panels

I like comics and I like doodling. This way I get to practice one while playing with the other. 

This drawing is done in black india ink, and graphite gray oil-based ink. I used two sizes of pens and one big, chunky brush just to see if I could do the whole thing with that big of a brush. It probably could have been better with a better brush. 

After reading how-to blogs I scanned this drawing and stitched it together in photoshop. Not bad for my first time. I know reducing the size helps too, but I think I fixed all the seam issues I had. If anyone out there knows any tips and tricks that help in that process please add some comments below.

Old Artwork

I have been cleaning and found this artwork I made in 2007. I like it enough to frame it. Maybe someday...