On a small sheet of drawing paper, draw a vertical or horizontal bar of 9 one inch squares with a pencil and ruler. Observe the range of grays in your photograph. Try to find at least 9 shades of gray, mixing paint to match. Fill in the squares with thee gradations in a light to dark arrangement. Mix your paint with water to about the consistency of slightly melted ice cream.
Students work from black and white photographs.
The purpose of Part b is to translate recognizable images into abstract shapes and define them in relationship to each other with a subtle range of values. Sketch an abstract design of irregular geometric shapes based on observation of your photograph. You may follow the relative composition of the photograph. Paint the design using your knowledge of grays from the previous exercise. Be as sensitive to the negatinve shapes as you are to the positive shapes.