- Inspired by the work of Cristina Troufa, create an artwork that depicts human figures or characters interacting from an angle that demonstrates EXTREME FORESHORTENING.
- Foreshortening creates an exaggerated sense of spatial depth by emphasizing a certain part of the body, and reducing or hiding other parts behind it.
- MATERIAL OPTIONS: GOUACHE AND...anything except graphite pencil
- Number of Figures: 1-5 (they may be cropped too!)
Project Steps:
1. Take reference photos of 1-5 people interacting that is showing extreme foreshortening.
2. Roughly sketch out your favorite compositions for what you might want to draw for this foreshortening assignment in your visual journal. If you need practice drawing foreshortened figures, please reference the guide below and practice drawing more simple foreshortened forms (such as your hand) before moving on to a whole figure.
3. LIGHTLY draw your composition in pencil on your surface
ON 12x16 inch surface FOR 3x4 inch PHOTOS
OR ON 12x18 inch surface FOR 2x3 inch PHOTOS
4. Use Gouache plus your chosen material to fill in the colors and/or values of the figures/characters!