Realistic Art?

Question

My art teacher assinged us an open assignment. We can draw anything we want as long as it is realistic. I was just wondering if beavis and butthead depicted in Michelangelo's depiction of Genesis is realisic. I mean beavis and butthead are real and the Genesis was real. So is this idea realistic??

Answer 1

You're kidding, right ? Might want to drop art and take something easy, like french or spanish.

Answer 2

First, what's the point of copying someone else's artwork for your assignment. It's plagerism and, at least, cheating. If your teacher has ever even glanced at the original, you'd probably fail the project, if not your class!



Second, you know darn well that the style of a cartoon character is not "realism." If the subject is to be a couple of human beings, then they should look like human beings as close as the artist can manage.



If you still think this idea is worth pursuing, then I suggest you find a couple of friends and set them up in a pose that suggests the layout of, either, the Bevis and Butthead illustration, or, even better, the original Michaelangelo fresco of his Genesis scene. Then, it wouldn't be a copy, but a parody. (which the Bevis and Butthead illustration was) In your case, a parody of a parody if you want to stick to the Bevis and Butthead theme.



But the point of your assignment is that the illustration captures the realistic depiction of your models.

Answer 3

i think your teacher means something more along the lines of making something that is real, look real with the art medium your using. I do not think cartoons fall into that category of realism.



Look int the artist Chuck Close for a great example of a realistic artist. And for realistic DIGITAL artwork, check out Burt Monroy's work.

Answer 4

i think she wants u t draw something as more of a still life. no i dont think its a very realisic thing. id ask her about more details.