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ART 1 ESO Bilingual Section

UNIT 1: The vase/faces Drawing

Swichting from left to right brain.
CONTENTS
Figure/ground (foreground, background). Simmetry. Contour, profiles. Silhouette. Drawing transfer methods. Plain and tinted, toned colors. Color contrast. Art techniques (collage, color pencils & tempera painting). Project planning and management.

Did you know we have two brains?

Each half of our brain is specialized in different cognitive areas. The vase/faces drawing is an exercise designed to illustrate the mental conflict that can occur between L-mode and R-mode. It is based on a famous optical illusion drawing, called "Vase/Faces" because it can be seen as either two facing profiles or as a symmetrical vase in the center, confusing figure and background. Your job, is to complete the second profile, which will inadvertently complete the symmetrical vase in the center. After completed, you will colour those drawings using four different art techniques. It is very important to be careful, planning the different stages of this project.

MATERIALS & TOOLS

To do this project, you will need:

Standar DIN A3 sheet divided into four parts (4 DIN-A5). Tools: Scissors, glue stick, Ruler and squares, graphite pencils, color pencils, cardboard or paper, tempera paint.

DIRECTIONS
First of all, divide the A3 sheet into four equal parts, using ruler and squares. In each of those spaces, draw the vase/faces exercise.

RIGHT HANDED: Draw first the left profile.

LEFT HANDED: Begin with the right profile.

INSTRUCTIONS TO DRAW THE VASE/FACES DRAWINGS

1. Draw the first profile. 2. Redraw the same profile. Just take your pencil and go over the lines, naming the parts as you go, like this: Forehead... nose... upper lip... lower lip... chin and neck. 3. Then, go to the other side and start to draw the missing profile that will complete the symmetrical vase. 4. You can draw different profiles in each of the four A5.

DIRECTIONS TO COLOUR THE DRAWINGS

1) Make a collage using only 2 colors (use cardboard or coloured paper). 2) Make a collage using pieces of illustrated magazines. 3) Use color pencils, fading the colors. 4) Use tempera painting. Fill one area with a plain color and the other with a textured

pattern.

TIME AND HAND IN

4 6 sessions. Cut out the four exercises and hand in into a single color carboard folder. Name, surname and group written in each piece of paper. Bibliography: Cmo aprender a dibujar con el lado derecho del cerebro de Betty Edwards (PAG. 62). http://eugeniousbi.tripod.com/b_edward.html http://www.drawright.com/vaceface.htm Did you experience some conflict during the drawing?