Low Poly Image Instructions

 

  1. Set Up Document

    1. 8.5 x 11 (Landscape)

  2. Choose an object to Illustrate

    1. Paste into Doc.

    2. Resize

  3. Rename Layer (ex. Banana)

  4. Lock Layer

  5. Create New Layer

  6. Rename- Geometric

How to Create a Geometric Illustration

  1. Select Pen Tool

    1. No Fill

    2. Black Stroke

    3. 1 pt

  2. Create polygons based on color/value changes and shape of object

  3. Once shape is closed, press Ctrl Shift A

  4. Repeat 7 and 8 until the object is filled. 

  5. Select Shape (Selection Tool - V)

  6. Select Eye dropper (I)

  7.  Choose color. 

  8. Repeat 10-12.

  9. If having trouble selecting shape, lock the other shapes by pressing Ctrl 2

  10. Turn Eyeball off next to Object layer

  11. Zoom in to make sure all polygons meet. (No Gaps)

    1. Use Direct Selection tool (A) to move anchor points.

5/14

 Focus: Explore the work of Arinze Stanley.










Objectives:

  • Discuss the work of Arinze Stanley
  • Continue Line Art Assignment
  • Requirements:
    • 3 images (one on each art board)
    • Use any drawing tools (Pen, curvature tool, pencil, brush)
    • 1 image must be a face
    • 1 image must be a bust (waist up)
    • 1 image must be a full body action picture that depicts motion
    • You must use a variety of line qualities (ex. line thickness, line weight, different brush strokes)


Closure: 
  

5/13

 Focus: Explore the work of David Hockney


 








Objectives:

  • Discuss the work of Keith Haring and Bridget Riley
  • Continue Line Art Assignment
  • Requirements:
    • 3 images (one on each art board)
    • Use any drawing tools (Pen, curvature tool, pencil, brush)
    • 1 image must be a face
    • 1 image must be a bust (waist up)
    • 1 image must be a full body action picture that depicts motion
    • You must use a variety of line qualities (ex. line thickness, line weight, different brush strokes)

Closure:

5/12

  Focus: Keith Haring


Objectives:

  • Discuss the work of Keith Haring and Bridget Riley
  • Continue Line Art Assignment
  • Requirements:
    • 3 images (one on each art board)
    • Use any drawing tools (Pen, curvature tool, pencil, brush)
    • 1 image must be a face
    • 1 image must be a bust (waist up)
    • 1 image must be a full body action picture that depicts motion
    • You must use a variety of line qualities (ex. line thickness, line weight, different brush strokes)

Closure: Bridget Riley





 

5/11

 Focus:  Observe the line quality in these drawings.












Objectives:

  • Critique Line Quality
  • Continue Line Art Assignment
  • Requirements:
    • 3 images (one on each art board)
    • Use any drawing tools (Pen, curvature tool, pencil, brush)
    • 1 image must be a face
    • 1 image must be a bust (waist up)
    • 1 image must be a full body action picture that depicts motion
    • You must use a variety of line qualities (ex. line thickness, line weight, different brush strokes)

Closure: Review the line quality on your illustrations.  Are you using different line thickness, weight, and brush strokes on all three of your illustrations?

5/10

Focus: Copy the following definition in your journal.
Gesture drawing: A gesture drawing is usually a quick, often simple drawing that captures the essential feeling, energy, movement, action, or pose of the subject. It contains a minimum amount of information (line, tone, markings) to achieve the maximum results of the essence of the subject. It can be realistic, but is not always. It does not try to capture anything “photo-realistically” but instead alters reality down to its purest form to tell the story of the scene being drawn.



Objectives:

  • Introduce Gesture Drawing
  • Continue Line Art Assignment
  • Requirements:
    • 3 images (one on each art board)
    • Use any drawing tools (Pen, curvature tool, pencil, brush)
    • 1 image must be a face
    • 1 image must be a bust (waist up)
    • 1 image must be a full body action picture that depicts motion
    • You must use a variety of line qualities (ex. line thickness, line weight, different brush strokes)

Closure: Gesture Drawing Tips

5/7

Focus: Review the element of art: LINE (begin video at 47 seconds)


Objectives:

  • Introduce Scissors and width tool 
  • Continue Line Art Assignment
  • Requirements:
    • 3 images (one on each art board)
    • Use any drawing tools (Pen, curvature tool, pencil, brush)
    • 1 image must be a face
    • 1 image must be a bust (waist up)
    • 1 image must be a full body action picture that depicts motion
    • You must use a variety of line qualities (ex. line thickness, line weight, different brush strokes)

Closure: Scissors and Width tool review

5/6

 Focus: Copy the following definition into your journal.

Contour Line: A contour line defines the outline of a form, as well as interior structure, without the use of shading.

 

Objectives:

  •  Continue Line Art Assignment
  • Requirements:
    • 3 images (one on each art board)
    • Use any drawing tools (Pen, curvature tool, pencil, brush)
    • 1 image must be a face
    • 1 image must be a bust (waist up)
    • 1 image must be a full body action picture that depicts motion
    • You must use a variety of line qualities (ex. line thickness, line weight, different brush strokes)

Closure: Line quality: refers to the thickness or weight of a line.

5/5

Focus: Google Pablo Picasso and look at some of the images of his work.

 

Objectives:

  • Introduce Line Art Assignment
  • Discuss Matisse & Picasso

Closure: Use this time to look up and collect images of faces, busts, movement.

Line Art

Line Art
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