WEEK-3 HOMEWORK

A Single Image, 2000 pixels wide focusing on:

1. FIRST LAYER: Figuring out your horizon line and using that to create vanishing points

2. SECOND LAYER: Doing a "Work-it-out Drawing" to start UNDERSTANDING the forms. This is a very complicated step in the sense that you need to constantly STOP, and look back at your photo reference, as well as describe the 3-D-ness of your image in great detail. I saw a lot of people scribble drawing... DON'T. Your marks are ONLY there to help you figure out the forms in 3-D

3. THIRD LAYER: It's time to get your "Sexy Drawing" on. Now with your structure figured out you can start "inking" your "Work-it-out Drawing". Try to keep your lines rhythmic and energetic while at the same time keeping tabs on the integrity of original composition.

WEEK-2 HOMEWORK

3 images, 1280 x 720 pixels done in only 3 values (NO SHADING, NO EXTRA VALUES) Each image should have:

1. A clear read from far away so you can tell exactly what's going on even in simple silouhette.

2. A story, don't have your character just standing there waiting for the bus, build some narrative into the image

3. DETAIL out the silouhette by drawing it and/or tracing composited photos. look carefully at your reference and make sure you capture the feel of your plants, rocks and animals.

WEEK-2 TIDBITS

White Sands Team, and Tiger's Nest Team,

You need more stuff to reference.

WHITE SANDS NEEDS PHOTOS OF:

1. Some rock formations jutting out of the dunes

2. Some different types of cacti

3. Some desert canyons and dry creeks.

TIGER'S NEST TEAM NEEDS PHOTOS OF:

1. Huang Shan Mountains (yellow mountains)

2. That one kind of asian cypress

3. Other buildings in Bhutan

Keep in mind your keyword doesn't limit you to JUST that exact thing, it's only meant to give you a basic style guide to go off of.

WEEK-2

In putting together your compositions the most important things to keep in mind are:

1. Your environment will take up the most space but your character should be the first thing your eye goes to... use contrast to guide the viewers eye.

2. Work on "styling" the silouhettes to give all your shapes that sharazoomfabooshbarabahh!

3. Don't fill in all the shapes with extraneous details, keep it 3 values.

4. Make sure there are no cops breaking up the party.

5. CHEAT! use photo reference and trace on top of it if you need to, in order to get those interesting details and shapes, and then go back and tweak it for shibamparrrabooffyness, because nature isn't always nicely styled, it's just more detailed.