Saturday, September 19, 2009

Week One: Lines and Shapes

I really enjoyed getting to know all of you on Friday! We've got an EXCELLENT group of sketchers this year!

I know it was a challenge, but everyone got the hang of holding the pencil on its side (overhand grip) and moving your whole arm and shoulder while drawing.

This week, if you're doodling on a piece of paper (in between class assignments, of course), try a few warm up sketches of angled, curved, and vertical lines (like you did last Friday). Maybe you'll create a cool abstract design. Keep practicing the overhand grip; it will get easier and will help make drawing easier in future lessons. :-)


Above: Miranda's pencil warm-up sketch

Everyone also got a great start sketching light lines (guidelines) then drawing darker outlines to finish. You worked on comparing the size (proportions) of shapes you drew to the reference picture you were looking at. This Friday, we'll be drawing with lines, shapes, and proportions again and we'll explore overlapping.

Your lessons are shown below. Be sure to click on your drawing to view it larger. --Rob

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