- Self-portrait: Arrange interesting
side lighting, and be sure to add a background or setting
(no floating heads). Make use of dramatic lighting,
maybe even a flashlight held from below.
- Still life: Set up a still life
with a strong light source, near a window or with a
flashlight. Try eggs on torn or crumpled paper, tin
cans or glass jars, or fruit on drapery, or raid the
vegetable bin of the refrigerator.
- Magnify a metallic object: Zero
in on a section of metallic objects, such as a closeup
of part of a bike or motorcycle, or spoons or an eggbeater.
Make use of hard-edge metal reflections and cast shadows.
- Landscape: Do a drawing on location—the
beach, the park, looking down your street, your backyard,
or a study of part of a tree form.
Suggested Media: Do not do all the works
in pencil; if you use pencil, it must be used darkly to
make an effective slide. Try black ballpoint pen, crosshatched,
colored pencils, charcoal pencil, pastels, markers, or
any assorted materials you may have at home. BUT REMEMBER
TO USE THE ENTIRE PAGE! You may work in your sketchbook
if it is at least 8” x 10”, or you may take
home paper from the classroom.
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