Markmaking”

Markmaking

There is a myriad of ways to make marks in Drawing. All marks can be useful, but only by experimenting are we really able to examine the quantity of the marks that we can make. The way a mark is made can change the personality of the subject.  Markmaking can be fuzzy, sharp, hard, soft, wavy, smudged, blended, spattered, scratched, dabbed, hatched, rubbed, etc.

Assignment:

Exploring markmaking with a single object.

Part One:

In a page of your sketchbook, practice making as many types of marks as you can. Spend at least twenty minutes making marks to really explore the process.

Part Two:

Choose a simple object that you would like to draw. This may be a piece of fruit, a shoe, a pair of scissors, etc.

Divide a sheet of Drawing paper into twelve sections. In each section, choose a type of markmaking from the sketchbook page in which to render the object. Spend time with each drawing. You may want to draw the object from various points of view. Examine how the different marks change the appearance of the object. You may use a variety of media, but each drawing should be black and white or monochromatic.

Rubric:

• Is the drawing neat and well executed?
• Does each drawing reflect a different type of markmaking?
• Are the types of markmaking unique and thoughtful?
• Did the artist try to render the subject accurately?