CDC102

Technique is best learned by observing skillfully executed examples. This class familiarizes you with master works and allows you to cultivate drawing skills by copying those works in charcoal. You should begin to take note of good design while you continue to develop the process learned in CDC101. Beginning with quick studies of master works to understand their compositional structures, you will then utilize charcoal to complete detailed copies of master works.

OBJECTIVE: DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING/COMPETENCY IN THE FOLLOWING: 

 

  • The ability to create quick composition sketches to determine the design in a work of art, and filling a large portion of a sketchbook with these sketches from the warm-up slideshow videos.
  • Understanding of the four basic methods of measurement presented: Sight-Size, Triangulation, Comparative, and Plumb Line, as well as being able to utilize them consistently and frequently while working. 
  • The ability to reproduce shapes in a drawing with a high level of accuracy compared to the subject.
  • The ability to reproduce values in a drawing with a high level of accuracy compared to the subject.
  • The ability to reproduce edges in a drawing with a high level of accuracy compared to the subject. 

Assignments

for CDC102

Click on an assignment page to progress through the lecture and demonstration videos, and, following the guidelines, complete the assignment.

Assignment 1
Master Copy Shadow Map

Using willow charcoal, execute an envelope of the lights and a shadow map of the darks of a historical master work. 

Assignment 2
Fully-Rendered Master Copy

Using all charcoal methods mastered in the drawing course, complete a copy of a master work.