pointillism paul
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Pointillism
What is Pointillism?
• Using tiny dots to create images
• The actual blending of the dots creates value
• Commonly used by Georges Seurat and Paul Signac
George Seruat
“Self Portrait”
POINTILLISM IN OUR CULTURE
• Cell phones
• Television
• News paper
• Computers
PROJECT • For your final project you will be creating a
pointillist portrait of an animal• Your personality must relate to this animal • You like music?
– Bird
• You are loyal friend?– Dog
• You are protective?– Bear
• You are playful?– Kitten
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
CONTOURDICTIONARY TERM• the outline of a figure, body or mass
ART & CONTOUR• Is the outline of shapes• These outlines tell us where shadow is located• It is essential to use contour to block shadow
shapes into your pointillism portrait
SHADOW
FIRST WE’LL BEGIN WITH A CONTOUR DRAWING
• We will do a contour by outlining shadow shapes
WE WILL THEN IDENTIFY CAST SHADOW
• Are created when an object stands in the WAY of the light
-However all cast shadows BEGIN with a HARD edge at the BASE of the object
-- As the EDGE moves FARTHER out from the base it become MORE FEATHERED & LIGHT
As a cast shadow moves FARTHER from an object it becomes LIGHTER
LOCATE CAST SHADOW
IDENTIFICATION OF CAST SHADOW
BEGIN BLOCKING IN CAST SHADOW
• Treat the shape as a whole, do not focus on one area at a time.
• Here I am moving back and forth between that “HARD EDGE” and “FEATHERED EDGE”
BLOCKING IN VALUE FOR CAST SHADOWS
# 1 #2
• DARKER SHADES: have MORE dots and LESS space
• LIGHTER SHADES: have LESS dots and MORE SPACE between the dots
BLOCKING IN CAST SHADOW
• The shadow gets DARKER as it nears the BASE of the object
• The shadow gets LIGHTER as it moves away from the base
# 3 # 4
THE FORM• It is CRITICAL that you know what form is.
• CAST SHADOWS:are created when a FORM (object) blocks light
• CAST SHADOWS: are the reflection of a form onto a surface when light is not present
FORM: Is the object being drawn.
The object or form being drawn is the ball
THE CORE OF A SHADOW
• The darkest part of the form shadow
• Is the place where the light meets the shadow on the form
• It is usually followed by reflected light
• It is the edge between light and dark values on the form
THIS IS NOT A CORE SHADOW THIS IS THE PART OF A CAST SHADOW
LOCATE FORMS
FORMS
• Orange
• Apple
• Bowl
• Glass
• Table
• Paper Plane
• Stapler
LOCATE CORE SHADOWS
HIGHLIGHTS
• Are the brightest areas on the form
• Is where light is directly hitting the object
HIGHLIGHTS
• Adds a crispness to the drawing• The subtle grays AROUND a white area will make the highlight POP
more• This is where the light is casting directly upon object
HIGHLIGHTS
REFLECTED LIGHT
REFLECTED LIGHT: Is when light bounces off of something and reflects back onto the object
LOCATE REFLECTED LIGHT
LOCATING REFLECTED LIGHT
FORM SHADOW “FILLER”
• Is the rest of the shadow around the form
• Comes into two different parts– LIGHTER HALF TONES– DARKER HALF TONES
FORM SHADOW: LIGHTER TONES
• Lighter Toned Shadows: Consists of shadows that are CLOSER to the light
FORM SHADOW: DARKER
• Medium Toned Shadows: consists of shadows that are further from the light and are closer to the core shadow