Project 5-Drapery

Hi,

Charles here, and I want to walk you through our Drapery project. First, let’s talk about supplies:

Powdered charcoal

Paint Brush

Hard Charcoal

Soft Charcoal

kneaded eraser

latex gloves

shading tools

You’ll want spread all the powdered charcoal around until you’ve covered your canvas. Pull out latex gloves or their allergenic equivalent and spread it all over the page.

You will also need an image of linen or some type of hanging fabric under light. Change the color to grayscale to bring out the shadows.

When the canvas is covered you’ll want to start making shapes and blocking them in. Once you’ve blocked in your shapes you’ll want to start adding your gradients and softening edges.

Using the hard charcoal you’ll make your deepest shadows. As you move back into the light you’ll switch to the softer charcoal and this should give you a very gradual gradient. Remember, gradients need space to be executed correctly.

You’ll want to add small details to add elements of realism to the work. The most insignificant details can create huge breakthroughs in your work.

spray the piece with hairspray when you’re done.

When our deadline ended we did a critique and discussed our shortcomings, challenges, & triumphs. If you intend to execute this project send me an email and let’s critique your work together.

Project 4-Chalk Values

Project 4-Chalk Values

Hello,

Charles here again to go through my next project. Chalk Values. In this project we create images using light & shadows versus contouring lines to create shape.

This is the process.

You’ll need Black Mitentes Paper, Chalk, a kneaded eraser, and multiple images you intend to draw.

My thumbnails are as follows:

Egg under a Spotlight

Sphere

Man on Top of the stairs

Sphere 2

Massive Tornado

Mastering your gray values are extremely important for showing depth in this project.

You want to keep your shadows completely dark. Try keeping black spaces free of chalk as any value can change the perception of your image.

Gradients need to be gradual and take place over a significant distance to work well.

Below you’ll see my five thumbnails.

In this study you can see how my gradient is too short.

In sphere 2 the gradient is better. the gradient impacts your shapes and light.

Here is our final project. We chose the tornado from our study to complete this particular challenge due to degree of difficulty.

Here, I'm trying to fill in my flat sky. I made multiple attempts to unify the atmospheric conditions of a tornado, which helped develop the clouds. It worked really well in my studies but not so much in my final.

Project 3 One Point Perspective

Materials

Pencils

Sketch Book

Computer, Tablet

Movie ideas or a website with screenshots

Overview of Project Goals

We aim to complete a drawing using a one-point perspective in the proper format of the selected movie or screenshot. Directors use different formats, and it’s important to determine the format, or your perspective will be off, and you will not successfully complete the project. Generally, 16x9 is a good starting point for most movies.

Linear perspective is about giving the audience a 3-dimensional view of your 2-dimensional piece of art. It allows you to create distance between your subject and the horizon lines. If you look at my first study, which I took from the inters a boy an’s a boy and a long road. My goal was achieved simply by using the correct format.

1. Choose the proper format and page orientation for the screenshot.

2. Pick the appropriate line for the horizon line and vanishing point. In this particular photo, it’s about 30 percent.

3. I'd like you to draw your converging lines to create the one-point perspective.

4. Then begin your sketch.

Apply these same rules to all of your studies.

Here we’re doing more one point perspective. You’ll want your lines close to you to be sharper and darker than the lines closer to the horizon line and point for added illusion of depth. Your lines should meet at the same point.

Now, when you're ready to complete your final project, you can apply all of the principles we learned in the previous project. Those new skills will may deliver you a result you’re proud of.

“Use some muscle on those lines.”

— Professor Zamora

Thank you for your attention today. If this is your first time with us, please take a look at Project 1-Shillouttes and Project 2 Contour Drawings. Both can be found in my Blog, The Aperture.

Project 1-Shillouttes

Welcome to my art blog. I am Charles, a Student at Savannah College of Art & Design. Today, I want to share my project on Shilloutes with you. I will provide you with my list of materials, tools, and techniques to complete this project. You can use this to do your chillout project or share it with others who want to learn more about this exercise. Let’s get into my first sketch.

First Sketch

Applying newly learned skills from Design Class and Drawing. I section my paper off to help me create the correct proportions for each item. You can also take this a step further and mark the 10-90 degrees horizontally and vertically mark the 1/3-3/4 section of your paper. This helps with proportionate drawing, placement and scale.

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Attempt 1

In this attempt I used all my. items.

Books (2)

Cell phone

Charger Cable

Candles (2)

Two candle containers (2)

Eye Glasses

Pencil

Attempt 2

On my next attempt, I pushed my items closer together to ensure they were at least touching and overlapping.

Attempt 3

My sketches got progressively worse. However, this would continue to help my finished product. I did remove my glasses and pencil here

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New Skills

Learning to work with a paintbrush was quite an adventure. However, after a few strokes, I learned that this one was for details.

Photographing your work

Becoming a professional artist

Use two studio lights on a against a wall with four push pins. 

Evenly light the wall. The goal is to minimize hot spots.

Use a tripod with your phone for best results.

Smart Phone

Studio Lights (2)

Tripod

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Pre-Paint

After consultation with my classmates and instructor, I chose this layout for my project. If you look closely, you can see my guidelines and how I sectioned this off to keep proportions. I then erased the pencil marks after going over them with micron pens.

If you followed my blog this far, you should have something like this. I used multiple paintbrushes to achieve my finished look. I utilized three different brushes: a pointed round, flat, and angular flat, especially for the eyeglasses, pencils, and iPhone cable, which have very thin spaces. Due to a mishap, I was forced to move my pencil to the candle and add two more, complicating my project. In the end, after a few coats of paint, my rendering began to flatten and provide a finished look.

FINAL

Let's Collaborate

Fashion Collaboration

I am now accepting collaboration requests from designers, models, and various brands. I’m looking for new, innovative concepts that catch the eye. Together we can create a visual presence that sets you apart from your competitors. I want you to take advantage of this opportunity to finish your portfolio, shoot your summer collection, create a look book for clients. This is an opportunity to get great photography that jumpstarts your efforts.

Why? I’m currently building my brand and indexing emerging artists for future collaborations.

Join my mailing list, and I will personally contact you to finalize details. I believe this collaboration is great for:

• MUA’s

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• Designers

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Join us now to be in the loop on future (covid-19 compliant) networking events for more collaborative opportunities.

*Team Members will be given 5 high quality photographs in exchange for their work.

*all photos will be licensed for digital use. For additional licenses please submit inquiries to Charles@charlesstokesphotography.com