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FOCUS TASK: VALUE DRAWING MANU [4-6 lessons A4]
FOCUS TASK: VALUE DRAWING MANU [4-6 lessons A4]
Select a manu portrait from the resource folder to redraw with graphite pencil as realistically as possible like Jane Crisp. You will be shown how to transfer your design to your paper and ways to work from dark to light and erase texture and details.
In the background you will add a kowhaiwhai pattern from a stencil or freehand. This will need to be rendered to show light and dark values as well to match your bird drawing.
"The inter-connectivity of the natural world is what captivates me. I do not paint actual scenes or situations as a photographic camera would capture, rather, I paint an exploration of metaphysical realism from my perspective, as an observer of energy and light, where I attempt to transmute the energy of a situation or experience and invite the light out of the darkness. I play with portraiture, placing New Zealand’s native birds upon pedestals; I admire their wisdom and integrity through the legends which have been told. The birds in my work become personifications of the soul and my paintings manifest into expressions of the human condition, a reflection of the world that surrounds me and an interpretation of the way through.” – Jane Crisp
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