Famous Artists Course Lessons 1 - 24 1-24

A study of commercial art and illustration; 24 lessons in 4 oversized binders. Lessons are in: Materials and their use; form; human form; simple anatomy and figure drawing; the head and hands; the human figure in motion; animal anatomy; perspective; composition and pictorial design; figure composition - light and dark; studio procedures, fashion illustration; layout, lettering, posters; pretty girls - today's men and women; variety in forms - textures and surfaces; draperies and costumes; landscape painting, interiors, furniture, stil life; observation, photographs, research file, mechanical aids; making the picture; drawing in line; painting in tone; color theories; color painting; advertising illustration; and editorial illustration. Introduction: Commercial art and illustration Pictures must communicate Our responsibility, and yours How to study and practice How your work will be criticized and graded The artist’s studio Observation Research makes the picture authentic Setting up your “scrap” file How to use models, props, and photographs LESSON 1: The artist’s materials and how to use them The four basic mediums: pencil, pen or brush and ink, wash, and opaque Handling the pencil Creating a variety of effects with pencil Papers Thinking with a pencil How to use pen and ink Creating textures with the pen Brush and ink Combining pen and brush in a drawing Materials for wash drawing Flat and graded washes Blending Creating different effects with wash Materials for opaque painting Wet-brush and dry-brush blending Creating textures with opaque Mixed mediums LESSON 2: Form—the basis of drawing Form defined Sphere, cube, cone, and cylinder, the basis of all existing forms How to draw forms so they look solid Combining basic forms Using light and shade to reveal and emphasize form Creating the illusion of form in space Forms or objects look different from different positions Forms in simple perspective Proportion Selecting the most characteristic view of a form Arranging forms in space LESSON 3: Composition—how to make pictures The importance of composition in picture making The picture starts in your mind The four main elements of composition: picture area, depth, line, and value Varying the size of objects and using common sense to place them in a picture Overlapping Composing in depth Using line to control the movement of the viewer’s eye Planning with simple values Controlling values in a composition LESSON 4: Drawing the human form The importance of the human figure in pictures The figure is a solid form The basic form figure Proportions of male and female figures Relative proportions at various ages Constructing the figure from its various parts How different parts of the body move Drawing the basic form figure and head and putting them to practical use in illustrations Using tracing paper to help think out the construction and action of a form figure LESSON 5: Artistic anatomy and the human figure in motion How bones and muscles affect the surface of the figure Major differences between male and female anatomy How to block in the bones and muscles of the head, torso, arms and hands, legs and feet The joints and how they work Balancing the figure Twisting and turning Foreshortening Sitting, bending, kneeling, walking, running, and reclining LESSON 6: Constructing the head and hands The head and hands are the chiel means of expressing human emotions Blocking in the head How to draw the head in different positions The eye, nose, mouth, chin, ear Differences between the male and female heads Light and shade on the head Facial character and expression How the head changes from infant to teen-ager The construction and action of the hand and wrist Blocking in the hand LESSON 7: Drawing clothes, draperies, and costumes Principles that govern the folds in drapery The seven types of folds Sculpture helps to reveal the structure of folds Drawing folds in action Draping the male and the female figure How the material affects the folds Costume helps establish character Drapery as a major element in composition Drapery reveals structure and form LESSON 8: Figure composition—arranging figures in a picture How to use people in a composition The figure is a living, changing shape How the action of the figure expresses its mood Selecting the most descriptive pose Relating figures to the setting How to make the figures dominate the picture How the picture border affects the figure’s action Controlling the figure’s movement Planning a picture so every part contributes to the mood and meaning Composing a picture with many figures LESSON 9: Creating variety in forms, textures, and surfaces How to use variations of forms and textures in a picture Variety of form is everywhere No two objects have the same form or texture Repeated forms make an over-all texture Using texture to emphasize mood How distance affects textures and details Pattern as texture How to create textures with different mediums and tools Contrasting textures Using varieties of textures in a picture LESSON 10: Perspective for the artist Perspective is the art of representing objects on a flat surface so they appear to recede in the distance How to draw in perspective Measurements in perspective Drawing the circle and irregular forms in perspective Interiors and exteriors in perspective Figures in perspective How to draw reflections and shadows in perspective LESSON 11: Landscapes and interiors Landscapes help create mood Every region has its characteristic landscapes Effect of time on a landscape The changing forms of nature Atmosphere Selecting and organizing the view Subject matter is to be found everywhere Interiors reflect the character of the people who live in them Constructing the scene Selecting the view Lighting the interior How much background to show Controlling texture and pattern in an interior Making an interior interesting LESSON 12: Animal drawing—the animal in action Animals in art and history Comparative anatomy (the structure of man and animals compared) How to draw the four basic animals: horse, dog, cat, and cow Gaits of animals Drawing animal heads Getting acquainted with the animal kingdom Animal pictures with real meaning Drawing birds Birds in flight LESSON 13: The human family—creating people of all types The importance of drawing people as real human beings, endowed with feeling and personality People all over the world Drawing characters as types and as real people Creating many types from the same model Variety in expression Attitudes, mannerisms, and gestures Character is expressed through the entire figure People must react to one another He and she Idealizing men and women The hair style must fit the character LESSON 14: Advanced pictorial composition The symbol and the picture Using symbols in different ways Communicating feeling in a picture Mood in composition Using the senses of touch, sound, and scent in pictures The viewpoint depends on our intentions Rhythm and design Selecting a theme Evolution of a composition LESSON 15: Advanced line drawing and tonal painting Representing form in line drawings Many different approaches The function of pens, brushes, speedball pens, crayon, and scratchboard tools When and how to use them Draw with reproduction in mind Using tones to interpret light and shadow and local values Controlling edges The importance of the over-all design in a tonal picture Painting in casein, colored inks, and other tonal mediums LESSON 16: Color—the theory and practice of painting The three dimensions of color: hue, value, and intensity warm and cool color How one color affects another Advancing and receding colors Different lights create different colors The emotional effect of color Color proportions Ways to use color to center attention Selecting a palette and mixing colors Painting in color Painting a still life Painting a landscape Painting a portrait The limited palette LESSON 17: Lettering The importance of lettering in all forms of commercial art The basic alphabet The roman alphabet The Caslon alphabet Spacing letters, words, and lines How to do layout lettering Italics, gothic, and script Optical illusions and distortions in lettering How to identify and draw different type faces How to do finished lettering Broad-pen and brush lettering Show-card writing LESSON 18: Principles of experimental design The rich and varied opportunities in the field of advertising and editorial art for the creative designer Dominance and balance in geometrical and non-geometrical divisions of space Variations on a theme The effect of backgrounds Two- and three-dimensional effects Basic layout designs The importance of black and the use of color How to simplify the motif and the design Choosing the right technique Collage Humor in design LESSON 19: Advertising and editorial design and layout The purpose of any layout is to convey a message Designing a symbol for an idea Stylizing heads, figures, and objects The evolution of ideas into designs Simplification in design Direct and indirect design approaches to advertising Translating words into pictures Special effects How to design symbols Trademarks Traditional and contemporary layouts Using type as a major element of design Letterheads Record album covers Blending words and pictures LESSON 20: Specialized design The importance of viewing each problem from many points of view Paperback book covers Creating a design that reflects the character of the book The magazine cover: its function and design Novelty and originality in mailing pieces Posters Twenty-four-sheet posters The value of simplification How to make a layout Thumbnail sketches Developing the rough and semi-comprehensive Designing small-space ads LESSON 21: Studio procedures Mechanical drawing instruments and how to use them Rubber cement How to mount art, photos, etc. Matting a picture Photostats and their uses Rescaling Camera lucida Opaque projector Pantograph Transfer sheets How to silhouette and crop photographs Friskets Airbrushing Retouching Mechanical aids in illustration: Silverprint, Craftint, Zip-a-tone, Kemart, etc. Making composite photographs Masking and flapping Type composition Copy fitting LESSON 22: Studio production Preparing art work for reproduction Line and halftone plates in letterpress and offset printing Selecting the right halftone screen for the paper Letterpress, offset, and silk-screen printing compared How to prepare color separations of art work The Bourges process and how to use it Line, halftone, and tint color separation with Bourges A variety of techniques How to make a mechanical or paste-up LESSON 23: Fashion illustration Careers in fashion illustration Proportions of the female fashion figure Posing and styling the fashion figure Presenting the fashion to its best advantage Drawing the fashion head, hands, and feet Light and shadow Rendering the fashion illustration Drawing from the model and the dressmaker’s dummy The croquis “Strong-sell” and “high fashion” illustration Hats Lingerie Textures in fashion How to render print fabrics Accessories and jewelry Children’s fashions Drawing the male fashion figure Men's furnishings Boys’ and young men’s fashions LESSON 24: Television art The artist’s role in television Three kinds of storyboards: live, animated, and abstract How to develop and finish a storyboard TV terms How many panels in a “talking” storyboard Making three separate commercials from one Timing Flip cards Contrast of values Picturing the sponsor’s product Lettering for TV Layout Creating different kinds of characters for TV Casting live characters How to simplify characters Figure detail and action Rendering the star and the supporting cast Size of characters and related objects Story emphasis Relating characters to background