The week before last, while learning to use grid lines you drew a cute puppy (shown above is Elvis' drawing of the dog). Last week you took on a very different drawing challenge: an old man with a craggy face. You drew from a sketch by Leonardo da Vinci (shown above). While continuing to use grid lines for drawing accurate proportions, you explored the drawing technique called cross-hatching. Drawing the texture of the puppy's fur was a big contrast compared to drawing the texture of the old man's face.
Everyone also did a warm-up sketch of a cube that introduced vanishing points, and 2-point perspective. This was helpful as we continue drawing the two sketches by Vincent van Gogh.
Since you're still working on your van Gogh sketches, there won't be an online drawing challenge this week. I hope you take the time to use all that you've learned in class--lines, shapes, patterns, texture, space, form, overlapping, shading--in finishing your drawings. Remember to keep comparing your drawing to the reference picture for accuracy.
Friday we'll be talking about the two drawings you've made from the Vincent van Gogh sketches. Some students asked to see drawings I've done, so here are links to my work online:
Eye Draw
Night Sketcher
Synaptic Traffic
The Scribbles Institute
This Friday I'll bring some of my drawings to class and we can discuss the drawing process.
Also, it was nice to have Keeley drop in and join the fun!
Hilda: Maybe you and some students can show Keeley some of the things we've learned so far, like holding the pencil on its side, patterns, overlapping, etc. Might be helpful as she draws the van Gogh pictures.
See you 9:00 am Friday :) --Rob
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