Tips for your Animated Drawing

Tips for your Animated Drawing

General Tips

1.     Read this sheet and the assignment sheet you received in class on Tuesday thoroughly. Then read them again.

2.     Keep in mind that you are creating an animation; showing movement is part of the goal of this piece.

3.     Email me with any questions you have.

4.     Email me your first photo for feedback.

5.     Seriously, read the assignment sheet.

Setting up your still-life

1.     Use Dramatic Lighting

2.     Use objects that are similar to each other, but not identical.

3.     When you are ready to move your objects, light, or point of view, do so in small increments so that in the final animation we will have a sense of movement. (Big changes will feel like a new drawing.)

4.     If you would like to control the environment your objects are in so that you have the same background in class as you had at home, use a box and a clamplight and bring it with you to class. (Visual examples on following page. Also, see this link: http://lindahuntstudio.blogspot.com/2010/12/blog-post.html )

Drawing

1.     Your drawings must be made from observation. The quality of your observational drawing will be a large part of your grade for this piece.

2.     Each new layer of drawing will be competing with the erased marks, therefore it is wise to use high contrast in your drawings.

3.     Be sure that your drawing goes all of the way to the edges of the paper. (Your paper should be 22”x30”; you may create a one inch border.)

4.     You should consider this a value drawing, not a line drawing.

Taking photos

1.     Be sure all edges of your drawing and corresponding edges of the picture frame are parallel.

2.     Be sure there are no shadows cast on your drawing as you photograph it.

3.     Be sure that the lighting is even on the entire drawing.

4.     Look closely at each photo before you move on to make sure the photo is perfect.

5.     Take multiple photos until you get it right.