This is day 8 of our 30 day creative challenge! To learn more about this 30SAL challenge, click here.
Today’s challenge is to study a jacket. Choose one aspect to focus on. For example, look at it for lines, shape, geometry, volume, or light and shadow. Don’t try to do all of them at the same time! Just pick one aspect. Realism need not be approached.
Share your drawing on Instagram with these tags: #30sal, #jacketstudy
Take a look at these shirt and jacket studies by Richard Diebenkorn. The first two study line, the third studies volume. A realistic light and shadow is in the fourth. Look at the geometry in the last two!
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Teaching an online class with the League this fall: Jonathan Harkham. Jonathan is another professional artist/instructor we found at the New York Studio School where he is an alumni and instructor. Currently under quarantine in his LA studio, Jonathan has shifted his attention from painting friends and live models to painting a series of 80’s …
Day 8: Jacket Study #30SAL
This is day 8 of our 30 day creative challenge! To learn more about this 30SAL challenge, click here.
Today’s challenge is to study a jacket. Choose one aspect to focus on. For example, look at it for lines, shape, geometry, volume, or light and shadow. Don’t try to do all of them at the same time! Just pick one aspect. Realism need not be approached.
Share your drawing on Instagram with these tags: #30sal, #jacketstudy
Or post to today’s Padlet page.
Take a look at these shirt and jacket studies by Richard Diebenkorn. The first two study line, the third studies volume. A realistic light and shadow is in the fourth. Look at the geometry in the last two!
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