MORE PERSPECTIVE WORK

2-POINT PERSPECTIVE BOX CONSTRUCTIONS

INTERMEDIATE 2-D ART

graphite on bristol board with colored pencil accents

In yesterday's post you saw 1-Point Perspective work,

today the Box Constructions are in 2-Point.

Enjoy! 

In this first one senior Tiffany Chen shows off her mastery of composition &  design.

She's also got a wonderful range of cast shadows going on,

but it's the sweet string of lights that really pulls it together and adds so much more interest.

Senior Mary Kim has designed this very intriguing & fun piece.

We all loved her slime coming out of the box,

but it was her border that made this really special done in colored pencil.

And so clean.

I always grade the kids on craftsmanship.

Senior Christian Balbido has built us an abandoned house with so many cool details.

Note how he has balanced the large cast shadow (lower left)

with the bit of yellow lightening coming from the cloudy sky on right.

I also like the fact that he mounted it on top of the black construction paper.

And we end today with senior Sarah Oh and her beloved animals.

She has completely covered all her graphite with colored pencil

which helps her piece stand out from the crowd.

Her stair box construction in 2-Point was very challenging to get just right,

but she nailed it.

And check out the outstanding cast shadows under the animals that are climbing the stairs.

This young lady has a gift as do all the young ones I feature on this blog.

ALIENS IN OUR MIDST

2  POINT BOX CONSTRUCTIONS

INTERMEDIATE 2-D ART

graphite on bristol

It's so funny what you miss as you watch the kids build their pieces,

critique them,

 put them on display in the office for all to see,

 photograph, edit and post them to the blog.

And during all that time,

I,

 nor any other person has come up to me and said

"Hey did you know that Alien is flipping you off?"

Gee no,

never saw it till now when it went live.

Whoops!!!!!!

LOLOLOL

Oh well....

If you are offended,

I apologize,

just keep scrolling on down,

but the attention to detail,

the mastery of the medium,

and the puzzle of the message 

(that is until you notice the middle finger),

is brilliant work,

so I just had to keep it up/in for all to enjoy,

or not.

The artist on this construction is none other then senior Malaya Sithichai, 

drawing student and future Art Major Extraordinaire.

The nicest,

 brightest,

yet reserved young woman,

a joy to teach.

Who knew she had this spunk!

Another future Art Major,

senior Eileen Lee,

brings us this super creative & playful construction.

We all agreed at the critique that it was our favorite,

 and that we loved the use of the red piece of yarn that ties it all together.

How did she ever think of such a cool idea?

Kudos young woman!

And this next one by junior Samantha Tun,

 it can't help but capture your eye with it's watercolor addition in complimentary colors 

and some neutral browns throw in for good measure.

I also like how different it is then the others, 

and how she has created a somber or perhaps melancholy mood with her stark composition.

And then let's not overlook this exceptional piece by senior Jazzerie Lo,

with it's cutouts that she likes to attach to her work,

and tasteful boarder treatment. 

BOX THEM UP

TWO POINT BOX CONSTRUCTIONS

INTERMEDIATE 2-D ART

graphite on bristol board with felt tip and colored pencil accents

There is a lot of creativity going on here.

Let's see what the girls came up with for their Two Point Box Constructions.

Senior Kyla Balquin has given us another scary scenario with her design.

I really like the touches of red she brought in to move the eye around the piece.

Senior Risha Bhakta shows us some playful teeth getting into mischief.

And senior Hazel Cruz's' piece reads more like a self-portrait of all the s_ _ _ 

she has on her plate.

Then there is senior Bernice Lin who gives us this tricky design,

and is also bringing in some color pointillism.

And senior Katherine Ku came up with this adorable and clever design.

Again, 

bringing in a tad of color really helps the piece to pop.

Great job girls!!!

Fly High....

2 POINT PERSPECTIVE BOX CONSTRUCTIONS

INTERMEDIATE 2-D ART

graphite, ink, colored pencil and watercolor

What I truly love about my job is that I get to share an art technique with my students then get to watch them fly with it. 

Here is the same assignment but done 3 different ways:

Make 3 boxes in 2-pt.

2 of them need to be stacked or touching each other in some way.

Bring in some shading using one light source.

Use good design, craftsmanship and all your effort.

Put some kind of framing device around it.

The rest, 

the colored pencil,

watercolor,

and the pen & ink are becoming their signature styles.

Senior Nathan Chong

Senior Michael Cantu

Senior Jovani Garcia

Just For Fun

Beginning 2-D art student,  senior Cyrus Salvani, 

saw that my Intermediate class was working on box constructions, 

so he went home and figured out how to do it all on his own, 

and came in the next day with this creative piece.

Just because, WOW!!!!

Extra Credit young man  :)

2 Point Box Construction - Student Work

TWO POINT PERSPECTIVE

BOX CONSTRUCTIONS

Intermediate 2-D Art

Here we see it again with the work of senior Cathy Luo.  Her finished construction before critique, then below, after.  Both times are amazing, but by bringing in the subtle coloring, Cathy makes her work pop even more.  Way to go kiddo!

Here is senior Anne Allen's humorous, complex piece.

 Brilliant Anne!

And I love that senior Justin Hwang thought to collage in his backdrop, then to tie his piece together thru colored pencil.

Lastly we have senior Jasmine Zhao with her very unique solution to this assignment.  Four separate pieces that she tied together, literally, with string and clothespins.  Another visual tie are the colors that she both into all the pieces thru touches of watercolor.

My students loved her piece. 

2 Point Box Constructions - Student Work

It is very rare for me to put up everyone's piece for each project on the blog.  I usually only showcase the best of the best.  So it's really remarkable when all the students make the cut as in this particular assignment. Congrats to all 5 of you!

This is an Intermediate 2-D perspective assignment that the students over the years have made so much more complex then it really is, which is delightful to me!  The basic requirements were to draw a minimum of 3 boxes using graphite in 2 point perspective, making sure that one of the boxes sits atop another in some creative way.   And to bring in a light source thru shading as well as bring a bit of color into the work.  Then to put a border around it.

Junior Megan Yeu has done just that and more in her piece here. She's brought in people, landscaping with waterbased pastels, and then bordered it in a very pleasing way for a very pretty work.  

Another junior, Michaela Platt, has designed a pirate's paradise with a very pleasing border that ties it all together.  As you are looking at these note the difference in the students shading styles.  I encourage everyone to find their own style whether thru using hatchure strokes, crosshatching, paper stump blending, etc.

Here is senior Belinda Wu, a very talented designer, who puts in incredible amounts of time and effort into her pieces as well as bringing in a touch of content as well.  I love that!

Senior Kevin Tang's work is always chock full of content above.  And I also like how he's bringing in some splatter effects.

And lastly, senior Halah Elsahhar has created a very unique and lovely design.  I really like how she is mixing media with the ink and graphite.  And those floating stairs are spectacular!

2- Point Box Constructions - Student Work

Senior Michelle Lee always delights and surprises me with her out of the box critical solutions to assignments.  In this 2 -point perspective box construction they were responsible for drawing at least 3 boxes in 2-point, shading them in with one light source, adding a touch of color (just a touch was needed), and putting some type of simple border around the piece.  Most of them chose cityscapes as subject matter but subject was wide open.  What always amazes me about Michelle's work is the amount of attention to detail that she brings in, and that she does it thru pattern and repetition.  Her work is so sensory to my eye.  She also added a bit of pen and ink with ink washes.  

A close of of Michelle's detail.

In this next piece above, senior Sarah Zhang draws a remarkable little cottage.  The touch of color she added was perfect and she repeats it in her border paper. 

Below, senior Crislyn Ogawa gives us a very complex construction that she then mounts on top of a fabulous watercolor backdrop that she slaved over to get it just right.  You nailed it girl! 

And finally senior Michael Chen has done a fun and clever construction site subject.  The touch of color is right on and I love that he added the people.  Look at those great cast shadows on the ground.  This 2-d Intermediate class is working so hard for me.  I'm really proud of the work you all are producing.

More Perspective - Student Work

After the 2-D Intermediate students get thru the 1-Point Basics, I challenge them with a box construction.  All of these kids went past the minimum requirements and came up with very complex pieces.  

This first one above belongs to senior Jessica Liu, and is truly remarkable.  Did she have to bring in color?

No.

Did she have to design more then 3 boxes?

No.

Did she have to include any other subject matter other t6hen boxes?

No.

Did she have to shade it in with one light source only?

Yes!

Let's look at some more.  Junior Laura Kadi this this darling, playful piece above and below senior Crislyn Ogawa tilted her horizon again (very effective strategy  by the way since the eye loves diagonals). 

Above senior Michael Chen created a powerful, striking piece with his design, and below senior Janice Min gives us the softest, most lovely box construction.  They are all so different, so unique, it's hard to say which is your favorite.  But for EXTRA CREDIT I want you to tell me which one you liked the best.  Try to cut out a cube in 1-point perspective, so it can't be just a flat square or rectangle, but it must look 3-d on a 2-d surface.  Any color paper will do.  On the front side put your name and period, and on the back tell me who drew your favorite box construction.  

2-Point Cityscapes - Student Work

After taking my Intermediate 2-D kids thru the 1-Point Perspective basics, we immediately went into 2-Point exercises.  This was their 2-Point Cityscape.  Once again, they only had one day to learn it and do it in class, but of course many of the kids wanted to wow me so they took their piece home and added so much more.  Above we have senior Michael Chen...

and this one was done by my senior T.A. David Hyun, a brilliant young artist who has been studying with me since the 7th grade.  He saw that the other class was working in perspective so he asked to borrow a pen and showed this piece to me at the end of class that day.  That's right, he just whipped it out like it was nothing.  I was so impressed that I asked him if I could display it at Open House.  I'm telling you I work with some of the most incredible children here at Whitney!

2 Point Box Constructions - Student Art

Just wanted to show off a few of my 2nd year 2-d students 2 point box constructions. Besides the construction they also had to build in a border treatment and bring in a bit of color into the graphite work. The top piece belongs to senior Anne Guu, and the one underneath belongs to senior Esther Lee.

Senior Brandon Liao did the piece above and senior Mary Lou Bunn did the fun piece below.

Mindy Cho - Student Art

Senior Mindy Cho created this piece for my Intermediate 2-d drawing class during our unit on perspective. The assignment was to build a simple 2-point perspective box construction with an added twist. I always hope for something out of the ordinary and very creative. Well Mindy did not disappoint, she came up with a truly remarkable piece that is headed for the District Art Show in May to compete against the other high schools in our district. I also really like how she framed out her piece. Very unusual and fun!