JUXTAPOSED DRAWINGS SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATION WHAT IS JUXTAPOSITION Object

JUXTAPOSED DRAWINGS SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATION

WHAT IS JUXTAPOSITION? Object in Fur, Oppenheim, 1936

PLACING TWO OPPOSITE OR UNRELATED THINGS TOGETHER IN ORDER TO COMPARE THEM, CREATE TENSION, OR MAKE A STATEMENT

WHAT MEDIA ARE YOU WORKING IN? DRAWING: You will be using Graphite Drawing Pencils This means your drawings will use tonal VALUE to show dimension

WHAT ARE THE TECHNIQUES YOU WILL BE EMPLOYING? Drawing techniques: sketching shapes, then details, measuring with pencil, dividing your image into sections, measuring with your pencil, gridding your images Value techniques: blending and shading, additive and subtractive methods for applying nuanced values

WHAT IS THE FOCUS OF OUR AESTHETIC? Your goal is to design and accurately render an interesting composition and arrangement of juxtaposed subject matter. We are looking for beautiful lines and dimensional values.

LESS LIKE THIS…AND MORE LIKE THIS

WHAT FORM OF VISUAL PERCEPTION WILL YOU USE?

SOME POSSIBLE THEMES: Life vs. Death Animate vs. Inanimate Technology vs. Nature Man vs. Machine WHAT ELSE?

ANTHONY BURKES

BRAINSTORMING: DEVELOPING CREATIVE IDEAS ATTRIBUTE LISTING: 1. 2. 3. 4. Choose one object/image that you are really interested or engaged by. Make 2 columns on your page. List all of the attributes of that object in the left column. In the right column, write an opposite word or attribute to the word on the left. Choose the juxtaposition that you like best! Zebra Symbol of individuality Conformist/ common Black/white contrast Colorful gradation Prey herbivore Predator carnivore Africa/ the savannah The artic/ ice

RESEARCH: WHAT IMAGES WILL YOU NEED? • KEEP IMAGES AND NOTES IN SKETCHBOOK

PRINT IMAGES OF OBJECTS AT HOME (1 -3) Images/ objects that you will be using for your juxtaposed theme. Images should be printed in BLACK AND WHITE and they should be no smaller than half of the page.

VISUAL PLANNING REQUIRED: You will need to complete 6 different thumbnail sketches in your sketchbook of various options for composition. *We will select the one that works best together before you get started on the final drawing.

CRITIQUE: HOW WILL WE EVALUATE YOUR WORK? 1. Peer-critique/feedback on drawing about halfway through…(WRITTEN) 2. Peer critique/feedback on application of values (ORAL) 3. Final self-critique/reflection (written)