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A Cliché (KLEE-SHAY’) is an over-used phrase or expression. Also known as an Idiom.
A Cliché is a group of words that have a special meaning that is different than the literal (what the words actually mean).
Instructions
Choose 3 clichés from the list below.
Draw three different idea sketches (quick, small drawings of your ideas) on one side of a paper. Then have one approved by your teacher with his initials. Enlarge it to full size on the other side of the same paper.
Get your bigger drawing approved with teacher initials to get your final paper and colored pencils.
You must use colored pencils as your medium for your final Colored Pencil with Gradients artwork.
Suggestions:
· Illustrate the meaning of the words as you see them written (the literal meaning)
· Illustrate a combination of both the literal meaning and the actual meaning
It is important to use- neatness, balance, gradients, foreground, background (depth)
Cliché list
- Over the hill
- Something fishy
- Blue ribbon panel
- Down to earth
- Far cry
- Chip off the old block
- Happy as a lark
- Wind up
- Off the top of my head
- Lie down with lions
- Long arm of the law
- Melting pot
- Same song and dance
- Cool as a cucumber
- A load off my mind
- Shoestring budget
- Drive you nuts
- Feather in his/her cap
- Bury the hatchet
- Bear in mind
- Get to the point
- Lend an ear
- Bend your ear
- Child's play
- Change of heart
- Frame of mind
- Pull on the heart strings
- Lend a hand
- Lay down the law
- Take a stand
- Duck the question
- Keep your distance
- Tear yourself away
- Set your mind at rest
- With all my heart
- Fits like a glove
- Alive and kicking
- Ants in your pants
- Busy as a bee
- Have your hands full
- Wide selection
- Legitimate beef
- Moment of truth
- Up to your ears
- Bite the dust
- Get hitched
- Tie the knot
- Face the music
- Keep your distance
- Wall flower
- Tree of knowledge
- Hook, line, and sinker
- Lion's share
- The whole kit and caboodle
- The whole nine yards
- Babble like a brook
- Bring home the bacon
- Hit the mark
- Be in good hands
- Tower of strength
- Cut the mustard
- Know the ropes
- A tough nut to crack
- A piece of cake
- As easy as pie
- Wet behind the ears
- Read your mind
- Keep an eye out for
- Hit the books
- Down in the dumps
- Change one’s mind
- Burn the midnight oil
- Blow one’s top
- Raining cats and dogs
- Over the line
Colored Pencil Workshop Notes
Knowledge- Colored Pencil is a medium used for drawing artworks. The Colored Pencil medium is most often used for realistic drawings and is still a favorite medium of many artists.
Safety- There is no hazard related to colored pencil use, but be careful of sharp points on the pencil.
Care- Cleanup is easy. Just put any pencil shavings from sharpening in the trash. Do not draw on clothing. It is difficult to clean out of the fabric.
Vocabulary
- medium- The substance the artist uses to create artwork, or, what the art is made of.
- element- Colors, objects, lines, and shapes used to create an artwork.
- balance- The arrangements of the visual weight of elements of an artwork.
- composition- the arrangement of all the elements of an artwork.
- colored pencil- Waxy colored material inside a standard wooden pencil. It is used for 2-D artwork.
- gradients- smooth blending from light to dark with a color, or from one color to another color.
- depth- the illusion of distance between elements of a 2-D artwork.
- foreground- the area nearest the viewer of an artwork, usually near the bottom of the composition.
- background- the area farthest from viewer of an artwork, usually near the top of the composition.
- foreground- the area nearest the viewer of an artwork, usually near the bottom of the composition.
- background- the area farthest from viewer of an artwork, usually near the top of the composition.
- complimentary colors- Colors that are opposite from each other on the color wheel.
- analogous colors- Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.
Practice Colored pencil Gradient skill.
Gradient Practice 1
Using only a dark color. Create gradients.
Use white paper to practice.
Start drawing a small rectangular shape filled with a gradient. Start another after doing the first. Do 5-6 of them and ask your partner how they look. Choose the two best ones to show your teacher. Ask your teacher for help or look at your work at any time.
Use any color except black or silver.
• Keep your colored pencil sharp.
• Use light pressure
• Build darkness with many layers.
Gradient Practice 2
Start with the 2 boxes at the bottom.
A One color gradient in the box on the left and a Two color gradients in the box on the right.
Next, use three colors to make the ball on the background.
Make gradients on the ball with a color.
Make the upper and lower areas different color gradients from the ball.
Add the shadow under the ball with a dark color or graphite gradient.
Practice 3- Colored pencil value change (light to dark gradients). Print and complete this worksheet if you need to turn in your practice.
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