Viewfinder VS Grid

PART ONE

In this drawing project students made viewfinders to help determine composition, scale, and proportion for their drawings. We worked outside from observation with charcoal and newsprint focusing on accurately portraying landscape, architecture, and surroundings. Value shifts in the finished work was to be heavily considered in order to break apart the space and create rhythm and cohesion throughout the final piece.

PART TWO 

While they were working on their drawings I had each student photograph their subject using a digital camera as the "viewfinder" to record their composition. We then printed those off and used a grid to recreate the drawing. Below are the final results. 

Many questions were brought up during the critique. Accuracy vs. Expression, What is the value of drawing as a tool? why draw? how can we use drawing to communicate a feeling or emotion about a subject matter? what is the difference between a photo and a drawing? are just a few of the considerations that were made regarding this project.

::::Apologies in advance for the photo caption misspellings ::::
grided = gridded and viewfintder=viewfinder