Class Five

Dow, Notan Apple Design in 3 Values, Part II

Today, we will continue with our 3 value Notan assignment. Let’s look at some examples by students from previous classes. Our goal is to achieve a balance between the black and the white by integrating a transitional value. This softens the stark contrast that exists between the opposites. It also, adds variety and interest to an image. Creating the third value can differ depending on how dark or how light you wish the third value to be.

The technique: Use parallel Diagonal lines. If you have a larger white space in between the dark lines, the value will be lighter over-all. If you shrink that white space, the value will be darker over-all. Experiment with the third value in your Dow, Apple Notan.

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Dow, Notan Apple Design in 3 Values

Materials:
  • 11 x 14 multi-media pad or 11 x 14 drawing pad; You should already have the Dow Design transferred
  • 2B pencil
  • Gum Eraser (little brown one)
  • Microns (use these for the 3rd value areas)
  • Black sharpie (wider point black marker, any kind you have)
  • Tracing paper or a window to use as a light board to transfer the apple image to your pad
  • PDF of the Dow Apple Design. Please orient this carefully and make sure it is not upside down.
Assignment:
  • You should already have the transferred, Dow Apple Design in your 11 x 14 pad.
  • This design should appear lightly in pencil.
  • Next indicate where the 3 values will be. The Black areas vs. the white of the paper. Consider putting the 3rd value in between some of these extremes. The third value could also go on one of the apples or part of the branch. Be creative and make a solid design with the 3 values.
  • The 3rd value should be rendered with the Micron black markers. Use a size that you like to get the value you wish to use.
  • Remember, more white in the 3rd value, the lighter it will be; Black lines closer together, the darker the 3rd value will be.
  • Important** There must be an outside border to the composition. Secondly, if you wish to separate 2 darks you need a white outline between them. If you have 2 whites that you wish to separate, you will need a black border between them.
  • Reflect on what you learned from the Dow Landscape exercise in Drawing I.

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Due: M/W Monday, Feb. 8 before 11:59 AM.

T/TH Tuesday, Feb. 9 before 11:59 AM.

My example again. This one has the correct orientation.

Student Examples

In this student example, the third value is created by using cross-contour lines and parallel diagonal lines spaced widely a part.
In this example, the three apples occupy the third value. The branch is either black or white depending on how this student sought to project a portion of the branch. This is upside down- please get the orientation correct.
This is too simple of a design where the background is the third value and the rest of the design is taken from Dow. It is also upside down.