Thursday, May 27 - Drawing Class at ArtServe

Drawing from Photographs - Your Family

We all have favorite photos of our family or friends.

Since "you are the editor," you will incorporate the information we have reinforced in this class when drawing your favorites.

I will strongly reinforce composition, negative and positive space

and value structure.

Bring in a photo that is dear to you or you just find intriguing.

Drawing kits:

Graphite or charcoal

Color if you wish.

Bristol paper for graphite

Charcoal paper for charcoal

Cool Artist links.

I chose photorealists.

By no means do you have to try to be a photorealist.

They have no qualms about copying the photo exactly.

You, my friends, may choose to interpret otherwise.

Ben Heine from Belgium

Combines drawings with photographs. COOL!

http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2010/04/24/photos-combined-with-pencil-drawings/

Steve Mills, Photorealist oil painter

http://www.stevemillsart.com/index.php

Michael Van Den Heuvel (Dutch) and Thor Selander (Danish)

Photorealism in China

http://www.chinahush.com/2010/02/05/presenting-atm-art-chinese-artists-and-photorealism-of-china/

Ben Schonzeit

AWE INSPIRING!

http://www.benschonzeit.com/index.html

Ian Hornak

http://ianhornak.com/index_ian_hornak-5.html

Francois Chatier

Look at the time lapse painting.

Incredible!

http://www.francoisc.com/

Sakaguchi Arts

I couldn't help myself. these are the coolest graphite drawings!

http://www.sakaguchi.net/nfl/index.html#

Enjoy!

See you Thursday!

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