Nathan Hale 2-D Art Foundations. Still Life Value Drawings with Light Source.

These students first started with a sketchbook assignment which taught them line drawing, quality composition, and use of space, value, value gradation, and how to use a viewfinder. Then they too these new skills and did a line drawing of a still life, which included things such as a bird cage, musical instruments, a camera, hats, and a large mounted fish. Students were able to find a view of objects that interested them, and by using their viewfinder, drew a line drawing of what they saw. After that was completed, each student was taught value with conte. Conte is similar to a very compressed chalk. They created dark, medium, and light values throughout their still life with the help of spot lights. Students were able to use the gray of their paper to help them with their medium tones. Overall, students learned the critical skills needed in order to move on and advance in this art class, and others.