Project #22 Pointillism

My, how the time has flown by. We are trying to wrap things up with school for the year...actually, just getting a bearing on what needs to be done to finish up...still have a way to go to get there. But, we see the goal and are pressing on with clear view!

If things go the way the have been, I will post when I can. We are also in the midst of moving and rearranging things in our life and that can consume a good part of...everything! Honestly, I hope this is not a lingering ordeal. Pray for a speedy process for us, please.

For those in my area, I very much want to do summer sessions, but have no place to hold them! We are hoping to sell our house very soon and are not sure of when that will happen. My thought is to travel to the home of a willing host. I would like to have at least three participants for each session.
The cost would be $10 per class per student, supplies included.

Contact me by email and we can make arrangements.
hayes_ew@yahoo.com

Now, for Project #22...

I was preparing to have a "bubble art" project, but it was not working out. One of those things I saw on Pinterest, but not working out the way it is presented. I will give it more thought, but until the...

For the next three or so posts, my focus is going to be on some basic drawing skills.  We will be discussing how to add depth, texture and dimension to your work. The first method to be discussed is how use dots for creating dimension, also known as pointillism.

Pointillism is a technique of creating an image using only dots. The dots may be of various sizes, but the work is done entirely of dots.

Artists that engaged in pointillism, include: Georges-Pierre Seurat , Paul Signac , and Henri-Edmond Cross .
If you click on the names, it should lead you to a site with more information about each artist.

The process can be done by using markers of various sized or just one size. It can also be accomplished by use of pen, pencil or brushes (with ink or paints). If you are thinking of other ways, I am proud of you! Yes, there are a number of ways to create dots.

Dimension is created by how close or far apart you place your dots within the image.

I am not sure if you can see this in the picture by enlarging it, but the apple in this advertisement is pixilated. You can see the dots, or points of ink, by using a magnifying glass. Try it on comics, especially ones in color.

 
Here is a scale showing a graduation of pointillism:

Now try making your own scale by drawing the "U" shape

and begin placing dense dots on the shorter line

working away from it with the dots getting

farther apart from each other

as you go.

After you have tried the scale, as shown above, let's try another challange. A sphere is a fairly simple shape to create with pointillism.

Using a pencil, draw a very light circle, for a guide line. This will be the only line you will draw! It will be erased after the project is done (make sure the ink or paint is dry before you erase).


Once you have decided where your light source will be coming from, you can begin to mark your circle with dots, more densly on the shaded side. You can also mark fainter dots (and farther apart) where the highlight will be).

The picture below will show you the areas that will have lots of close dots (shadow) and areas that will have few to no dots (highlights or reflection of light):

Light reflects off surfaces and objects, so make sure to note the reflection of light, giving attention  to it in the bottom (or shaded area) of the sphere.

Here is how mine turned out. I used one size (thick) permanent marker. The more time spent, the better it will turn out.

In the next post, I plan to teach about adding dimension with a techinque called cross-hatching.

Would love to post some pictures of your work. I am still working on my Zentagled inspired owl..

Dots of happiness to you!

Mrs. Hayes