I’m seeing fabulous creatives out there! This is so fun! To see what people have made, search Instagram for #30SAL and click “most recent.” To learn more about the 30SAL Challenge, click here.
Today’s challenge: It’s all going downhill! Make a composition emphasizing a strong diagonal.
Media is artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, print, collage, sculpt, assemblage, dance, or digitize your response to any challenge.
Wayne Thiebaud
Post to Instagram
Post to Instagram with #30SAL so we can find it.
To be eligible for prizes, post your work to Instagram with #30sal. To find more followers for your page, you can cut/paste these to your post:
As an alternative to Instagram, you can post your work to Padlet. Padlet is an online platform for us to share art and information in our classes. You don’t need to have a Padlet account – but remember to add your name to your picture.
DAY 3 “DARINGLY DIAGONAL” PADLET LINK:
DAY 2 “WALK THE LINE” PADLET LINK:
DAY 1 “EGGHEAD” PADLET LINK:
Don’t delay!
Deadline for submissions: 3 days after each challenge post.
[image_with_animation image_url=”8958″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] In the April 13, 2018 V. Note, I was Looking Closely at JS Sargent’s Portrait of Henry James. In the post I got all up in that portrait, and guessed at Sargent’s palette, his brushes, and his process. Everything seemed to make sense except for a diagonal stroke of blue …
[image_with_animation image_url=”7459″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Andrea Myers Find an old catalogue, magazine, maps, or a stack of used paper. Working with an x-acto blade, or tearing by hand, remove paper to create windows to previous layers. If using a blade, slip a cutting mat or piece of matboard between the pages. Take a picture …
This challenge was from Catherine Lepp, our newest instructor from the New York Studio School: draw the head of a classical sculpture using only circles and straight lines.
of a dull grayish-green or blue color. covered with a powdery bloom like that on grapes. Origin The glaucous effect can be achieved by putting a lighter semi-opaque glaze over a darker color. Zinc or lead white mixed with glazing medium can be effective. The effect is intensified if the darker layers are transparent pigments.
Day 3: Daringly Diagonal #30SAL
I’m seeing fabulous creatives out there! This is so fun! To see what people have made, search Instagram for #30SAL and click “most recent.” To learn more about the 30SAL Challenge, click here.
Today’s challenge: It’s all going downhill! Make a composition emphasizing a strong diagonal.
Media is artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, print, collage, sculpt, assemblage, dance, or digitize your response to any challenge.
Post to Instagram
Post to Instagram with #30SAL so we can find it.
To be eligible for prizes, post your work to Instagram with #30sal. To find more followers for your page, you can cut/paste these to your post:
#30sal #thiebaud #diagonal #vnotes #creativechallenge #januarychallenge #drawingchallenge #drawing #art #sketch #artchallenge #artist #draw #artistsoninstagram #sketchbook #instaart #artwork #drawingoftheday #dailydrawing #inkdrawing #drawingsketch #artoftheday #creativity
Don’t have Instagram?
As an alternative to Instagram, you can post your work to Padlet. Padlet is an online platform for us to share art and information in our classes. You don’t need to have a Padlet account – but remember to add your name to your picture.
DAY 3 “DARINGLY DIAGONAL” PADLET LINK:
DAY 2 “WALK THE LINE” PADLET LINK:
DAY 1 “EGGHEAD” PADLET LINK:
Don’t delay!
Deadline for submissions: 3 days after each challenge post.
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[image_with_animation image_url=”7459″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Andrea Myers Find an old catalogue, magazine, maps, or a stack of used paper. Working with an x-acto blade, or tearing by hand, remove paper to create windows to previous layers. If using a blade, slip a cutting mat or piece of matboard between the pages. Take a picture …
30SAL Faves: Circles and Straights
This challenge was from Catherine Lepp, our newest instructor from the New York Studio School: draw the head of a classical sculpture using only circles and straight lines.
Glaucous
of a dull grayish-green or blue color. covered with a powdery bloom like that on grapes. Origin The glaucous effect can be achieved by putting a lighter semi-opaque glaze over a darker color. Zinc or lead white mixed with glazing medium can be effective. The effect is intensified if the darker layers are transparent pigments.