Update Thingy

Hellllllooooo people. So I have an update for you guys. This past Saturday and Sunday, I went to this drawing class thing at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. It was kinda weird because I was the only child... Aaaaanyway, I got some stuff done, drew some stuff, erased some stuff, threw some powder on to some paper, smudged it around a little, and bam! A decent picture of an astronaut. But this...is messy business. Graphite everywhere. And I mean everywhere. Graphite here. Graphite there. On the floor. But none the less, I got stuff done so congratulations to me. See you all in my next post.

Introduction

                                   [Graphite Drawing]

                          [Techniques and Styles of Graphite Drawing]

Overview:

In this project, I will be researching the types of graphite drawing, such as atmospheric drawings for example.  I will also be learning about the techniques involved in graphite drawing and what is necessary to be successful. (this includes knowing how not to get graphite everywhere in the process...and how to get graphite powder out of clothes.)  I will be trying these techniques and styles in my drawings. I may even include a few time-lapses. Who knows? I hope to help others become interested in and learn more about this topic. I'm pretty excited about this because I’ve always loved art and drawing (cause it's cool, duh) and I’m excited to learn more about graphite drawing. I want to get other people interested in this.

Mentors: I will be attending a class on atmospheric drawings at the Montgomery Museum. And YouTube. YouTube is always a big help.

Timeline:

February 26	Get the blog started, begin research, have at least one drawing done
March 4	Post an introduction to the basics of graphite drawing
March 11	Have at least one more drawing done
March 18	Have various blog posts discussing various elements of graphite drawing.
March 25	ffd Added more posts about various materials used in graphite drawing
April 1	Finish another drawing, showing a different style
April 8	Post about the process of drawing
April 15	Begin to wrap it up
April 22	Complete one more drawing, depicting another technique
April 29	Finish up the blog, have the last posts up
May 7 (Final 20% Friday)	All drawings done, everything complete

In the end, I plan to have multiple drawings that demonstrate the various things I have learned throughout this project. 

Materials:

Graphite Powder

Erasers

Certain Paper

Graphite Pencils

Etc. (Your general artsy kinda stuff)