Unit 2 - 5 Squares Collaborative Charcoal Grid Drawing - Chuck Close

Learning Targets:

• Students will apply charcoal and chalk techniques to a composition.
  
• Students will explore the importance of collaboration and team work.
  
• Students will create value, texture, proportion and contrast in a series of compositional studies.
  

Pre-Assessment
Define the following terms:

• Value
• Proportion
• Texture
  

Materials:

• 5, 12”x 12” (square) sheets of drawing paper.
  
• 1 sketching pencil
  
• 1 set of graded charcoal
  

Procedure
Step 1 

• Sketchbook Formative Practice:  Create a graded value scale in sketchbook with charcoal/chalk
  
• Spray when completed

Step 2

• Choose 5 different squares from your hour’s manila envelopes (See Manders). Only take one at a time.  When finished with the first, move on to the second, and so on. 
  
• Keep your little squares in your small individual manila envelope

Step 3

• Copy / Draw exactly what you see from the little square to your large 12”x12” sheet of paper.  Start with drawing the contours of the objects or shapes.
  
• Fill the composition with shaded / blended charcoal and chalk.  Pay attention to value and proportion. 
  
• Accuracy is key!  Cooperation is Key!!!
  

Formative Practice

• In your sketchbook, create a value scale with blended charcoal / chalk
  

Rubric

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