In this lesson Michael Grimaldi constructs a preliminary drawing to work out the basic composition and design in advance of the long-term and investigative inquiry necessary to create a resolved drawing.

Michael Grimaldi begins the full-scale drawing based on the basic placements determined in the compositional study in Part I. He discusses the essential elements of a drawing's linear armature through direct analysis of angle and distance relationships.

Michael Grimaldi develops a basic light/shadow separation to analyze shape and establish the essential foundation for form description, modeling, and tonal structure.

Michael Grimaldi executes a a separate study using a combination of direct and indirect methods to analyze the perspective of the subject and to precisely determine the effects of the eye-level, gesture, and light direction on the set up.

Michael Grimaldi returns to the long-term drawing; expanding upon, problem-solving, and reconsidering previous decisions based on feedback from the perspectival analysis conducted in Part IV. From here, placements become increasingly informed.

Michael Grimaldi develops a separate study to examine the subjects' tonal relationships using direct methods of comparing and assessing the drawings' value structure.

Michael Grimaldi creates a schematic drawing to analyze the effects of the light characteristic and direction on different types of form.

Building upon the concepts explored in Part Six's value study and Part Seven's schematic study of the effects of light on form, Grimaldi begins applying these distinct approaches to the modeling of the drawing with the goal of using the full tonal capabilities of the materials to describe form.

Michael Grimaldi applies all of the previous concepts towards the final resolution of the drawing, considering the final iteration of the drawing as a by-product of the numerous complimentary modalities. Conclusion