JDRF Walk Pics

 I can't believe all these girls were ready to go by 9am the morning after coronation. Wow.

The organizers that we all love - go team Smoles!

After After After

After coro, after the jdrf 5k, after lunch on an awesomely sunny sf day.

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Namey Name Names

Below you'll find a selection of names I would like you to start thinking about.
I'm asking that you begin giving some opinions on these names via "voting" on your 2-3 favorites in the comments section.
This is preliminary, and I would like to add one wrinkle as well.
You can, at this point, continue to make suggestions in the following manner: by piecing together different parts/words from the options listed below.
For example, you might like the word Awesome from one name, and Studios from another and Smith from another.
Which would give you Awesome Studios Smith - or, Awesome Smith Studios if you rearrange the words.
Or, rather A.S.S. if you are of the funny persuasion.
See what I mean? Good.
Now read carefully and leave a comment.

Barrels of Cats
Piglet Productions
Old Town Press
stART painting
Swagalicious Productions
Tyrant Lizard Productions
Fat Cat Art Corporation
502 Art Press
Students R Us
No Mess Press
Cadmium Awesome
Eloquent Gatos
Artventure Time
Paw Print Press
Sketchy Art Studios
Cat's Rad Art Press
Classy Cats Art
Ruffling Kittens
Lg Smart Art
Total Anarty
Creartivity
Paranormal Artivity
The Company Co.
Innovative Arts Industries
Wildcat Studio Arts
Avant-garde Industries
Paint Can Productions
Wild Art
Incredibart
Put It On Paper
Art and a Half
Laughing Gas Productions
Laughing Cat Productions
Kontrast Studios
Primary Co.
Starving Artist Co.
The Real Smith Shady
(no, you can't choose that one, I just thought it was funny)
CreARTive Inc.
Fetch-a-Sketch
Somewhat Strange Studios
Sleep-Deprived Productions
Sandwich Press
Input Art
Creative Minds Studio
Artistic Minds Studio
Painted Paw Studio
Los Gatos Artists Collective
Studio 502
Pink Elephant Press
Fraction Press
Appetite for Artistry
Infinity Productions
Press 502
Artistic Design
502 Art Studio
OriginArt
Studio LG
502 Crew
Caffeinated Fingers Press


There are some really interesting words to choose from here, and some good ideas.
What do you like? What do you have to add?
Let me know with a comment.

Testing, Testing,...

This is a great example of goodness right here. Sammy has an image to work from so she can try and match her painting's colors to her original inspiration.
In addition to that, though, you can see where she is testing out her mixtures on her scrap paper to test out not just color, but value, too, before committing it to her painting.
Awesome!

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Marge Bustin' It Out

That's a big ol awesome painting in the making. Can't wait to see the finished product.

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Art 1 Painting Tips & Study Drawings

I know, I know, you've heard me say this before.
And trust me, you'll hear me say it all again. But only because it's that important.

Yes it is. Trust me.

Complex color!
Use it and you'll be happier. And seriously, who doesn't enjoy "playing" with the different colors you can make on your palette? That's just straight up fun.
Is it blue, or light blue-green? Is it gray, or dark purple-ish gray?

Value, value, value. Pay attention to lights and darks - which means using black and a lot of white.

More values = more contrast = a happier painting = a happier Smithy = a better grade for you = happier parental units = a happier you because they will applaud you and give you stuff.

See, it works out for all of us!

Work from back to front.
It's easier to paint the stuff that is overlapping after you've painted the stuff that is being overlapped.

Texture. Use it, but not really.,
As in, give us "implied" texture, not actual "physical" paint texture.
We talked about the toothbrush for splatter today, and we'll deal with a sponge later.

Outlines.
Just don't. Really ... DON'T paint in outlines.
We'll discuss how to deal with certain edges and more implied textures later.


Study Drawings for Set 2

There is one study drawing that asks you to do a tempera painting with gradations of tints & shades.
First, note that it says gradations, which means more than one - since it's plural and all.
These are just like in the project you are currently working on with the exception that they do not need to be complementary colors. But I do want to see at least two value scales.
And again, just like in the project, they need to have at least 7 different values - light to dark.

I don't care what the subject is for the painting.

If you don't remember when these are due, check here.

Realism Challenge Video

a very nice.
makes you want to draw something yes?
even if at first it is a "boring" object no?
a that's a what i a thought

New Images

I've added a slough of new images throughout the Art 3 galleries on the class site over at

www.lghsart.com

so make sure you check them out.

Also, the re-sizing of images is taking me forever so I'm going to get my lackey TA's on that over the next couple of days so I can post some more.
Yay for new art!!!

Calendar Specifics

I've noticed that, as is usual for me but not necessarily for you students, I do not have a need to put something on the calendar for every class period.
Why?
Well, if I haven't done an in-class demo or discussion or ... that means we are just working on the current project.
For example, today the Art 2 students are just continuing to work on their grisaille painting. Do you really want me to say that?
I don't think so. Plus, it would just clutter up the look of the calendar and make it harder to find what you really need.
Or at least that's what I'm telling myself.

Great Night

How cool.
Not only did I get to watch our women's water polo teams beat up on Homestead tonight - which was a ton of fun to see, I have to say, but I get home and I have prints from the photo lab waiting for me.

Sweet.

Great way to end the really long day that it has been.

And, again, AWESOME job to all of you water polo players!