Today we volition brainstorm a contrary drawing project that focuses on highlights instead of shadows. Nosotros will accommodate bones into an interesting composition, then photograph the bones, paying attention to negative infinite and the rule of thirds. Nosotros will then work from this reference photo, using white charcoal to draw bones on black newspaper.

Here is an example of a finished project:

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Today's essential question: What is the rule of thirds and how tin can you utilise it to make a visually interesting composition?

Rule of Thirds

To employ the dominion of thirds to your photograph, pause an image down into thirds (both horizontally and vertically) and then that you have 9 parts. Identify points of interest in the intersections or forth the lines to create a more balanced and visually interesting photo. Studies take shown that people'southward eyes usually go to i of the intersection points rather than the heart of the shot. When we utilise the rule of thirds, we make the fashion people naturally view images piece of work for us rather than against us.

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Today we will:

  • Arrange 3-4 bones into an interesting composition, and photograph this composition from multiple viewpoints
  • Catechumen your photographs to grayscale mode in Photoshop. (Image -> Style -> Grayscale)
  • Adjust the levels on the photograph using this levels tutorial
  • Crop your image so it is 18 ten 24 inches or 24 x xviii inches
  • Post the photo you lot would similar me to print to your blog. Describe how you have utilized both the dominion of thirds and balanced positive and negative space to create an interesting composition.
  • Create a still life with a handful of marshmallows, and draw two versions of the still life
    • a pencil sketch on white paper
    • a white charcoal sketch on black paper
  • If your concluding name begins with A-L, you volition spend seventh period drawing the marshmallow still lifes and eighth catamenia photographing bones and posting your photos to your blog
  • If your concluding name begins with M-Z, you volition spend 7th menstruum photographing bones and posting your photos to your blog and 8th catamenia drawing the marshmallow however lifes

Example of a good reference photograph:

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Example of how much detail I am looking for in your marshmallow still life:

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