Thumbnailing

For next week, bring in a folder of photo references which relate to your image. Also continue to work in a low-res thumbnail and bring in a value (or color) version.

Maquette painting

In this exercise, we use a live object reference, but then deviate from a literal reproduction, and introduce made-up elements.

For homework, continue to refine thumbnails either in pencil or value.

Thumbnailing practice

For homework, do some very simple thumbnail sketches toward the final illustration. It should contain a character in an environment and include some narrative element.
Also it should contain some kind of hair or cloth. Bring in at 2-3 next week,

Face swap

For homework:
Find a photo of a face. Paint the face as it appears. Do as much as possible without using the eyedropper.
Then using a mirror,  use your own face as a reference first to mimic the expression from the photo, and then to alter it.