Technical Tueday Balance, unity, diversity.

Technical Tuesday

Balance, unity, diversity. These are words you will hear when your artwork is being critiqued and judged.

They are principles that should be applied to your composition when laying out your work on paper.

Is your artwork interesting, is it pleasing, does it tell a story?

Which artwork do you find most appealing here. C or D?

Which one captures your attention?

Why?

Some things to consider are, color, shape, sizes.

stimulating, pleasing, balance and complexity.

I will not say to you which one is right  or wrong. But if you study one over the other in the answering of these qualities the answer will come to you.

You must be the one, as the artist, to make these kinds of decisions. They have to be given consideration when you compose a piece of artwork.

Remember, that all artwork is critiqued this way, even abstract art.

Be Inspired,

~Jean

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TECHNICAL TUESDAY

TECHNICAL TUESDAY

Today we will make a quick drawing of a snail. This exercise comes from Ed Tadem.

As an artist I draw everyday. My exercises are small. Just something in pencil. These quick studies are not meant to be framed but to loosen up my fingers and hand. I sometimes just start with swirls on the page, lines, criss crosses and when I'm ready I will get out a clean paper and start an exercise.

I like this exercise because circles are hard and the more you practise them the more they become balanced. Do not try for perfection with this exercise, more just let you pencil flow.

• Draw a misshapen circle for the shell; then add the neck, head, and tentacles.
• refine the basic shapes, defining the tentacles and adding the spiral pattern to the shell. Indicate a slime trail.
• continue refining shapes and begin shading, adding radial lines and spots to the shell. Build up the darks, deepening the shading and creating the ridged texture of the shell. And he's off.
• After I completed my exercise I continued by bring in some color with my color pencils.
• Have fun with this.
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• Be Inspired,
• ~Jean
• www.zazzle.com/jeanhar1*