Value Grid drawing
Using a grid is a helpful way to enlarge or reproduce a picture. It aids the artist in the placement of the different elements that compose the picture. By working with a grid, you will have an easier time getting the proportions correct. I have laid out the procedure in seven steps in the attached document below.
Please choose something more difficult than you would normally try to draw freehand because the grid system will help more than you may realize. No line drawings or cartoon characters!
Helpful Terminology:
Value: Element of art that deals with the lightness or darkness of something. This depends on how much light a surface reflects.
Contrast: To place and arrange values or colors so as to set off or bring out noticeable differences.
Highlights: Small white areas that show the surfaces of the subject that reflect the most light.
Shadows: Shaded areas in a drawing. They show the surfaces of the subject that reflect the least light. They are used to create the illusion of form (three-dimensional reality).
Materials:
Original image to enlarge
Clear plastic grid (optional)
Masking tape
Drawing paper (12x18 or larger)
Ruler
Eraser
Blending stump
Calculator
Samples of grid drawings
Please choose something more difficult than you would normally try to draw freehand because the grid system will help more than you may realize. No line drawings or cartoon characters!
Helpful Terminology:
Value: Element of art that deals with the lightness or darkness of something. This depends on how much light a surface reflects.
Contrast: To place and arrange values or colors so as to set off or bring out noticeable differences.
Highlights: Small white areas that show the surfaces of the subject that reflect the most light.
Shadows: Shaded areas in a drawing. They show the surfaces of the subject that reflect the least light. They are used to create the illusion of form (three-dimensional reality).
Materials:
Original image to enlarge
Clear plastic grid (optional)
Masking tape
Drawing paper (12x18 or larger)
Ruler
Eraser
Blending stump
Calculator
Samples of grid drawings
instructions and rubric
Value Drawing Instructions and Rubric | |
File Size: | 108 kb |
File Type: | docx |