Jo's Old Site

Liss sent me info on art lessons that is free and ranges from beginner to advance. And my sister and I decided to do the lessons and we didn’t have to sign up for them; as all we had to do is read the info. Anyway, I have just read part of the first lesson so far and this lesson is to get us familiar with words that have something to do with art and it is eighteen pages long. Right now I’m up to the description of the word “blending” and will get back to it. I also found these descriptions easy to read like part of the description of the word “talent” refers to people that possess the interest and motivation needed to become exceptional in area of interest. Aerial Perspective is another word that is described that stood out to me and another name for it is Atmospheric Perspective.

And this got something to do with how we view things from a distance. I also don’t know why but it made me think of the time when I had my light on and was looking at the shadow of my hand on the wall.

As when my hand came closer to the wall its shadow became clearer and darker, and when I moved my hand away from the wall its shadow was slightly lighter. And I guess my purpose for writing about this is that this has an effect on what we see. Also just discovered from reading my sister’s site that this has another name and that is “cast shadow.” I also been thinking about what happens when we view things from a distance and that is the further away we are from something it looks smaller when comparing what it looks like from up close as then it looks bigger.

Some other descriptions that I came across is words like “composition” and Brenda’s explaination refers to how a drawn subject is arranged into a drawing that highlights what the artist is trying to draw attention to. “Contour Hatching” is a shading technique that is perfect for drawing hair and has a three dimensional effect. “Contrast” is a technique that is used for when the artist is trying to heighten the effects of their “composition” (I guess that means add more detail). There is also “high contrast” which is created by drawing the “darkest values” close to the “highlights” and “lightest values.” Dark, and light values also made me think of dark and light shading when I was looking at the picture that was near this description and thought that the method is very effective. Also the opposite of “high contrast” is “low contrast” which Brenda described as having a limited range of values.