Emily

You nailed the positive/negative space lesson, spot-on! The accuracy of the contour curves of the egret are very well drawn. I like how you're able to switch art styles from one drawing to the next. Exquisite line work and details on the flower! I really like the cross-hatched lines you used for the background.We're going to slow things down a bit for the remaining weeks. Take time to concentrate on drawing accurate proportions and contour edges. The skills of perceiving spaces and edges will be very useful in your future artwork. If you have time, along with your other drawings and schoolwork, keep doing your abstract compositions--lots of potential for new directions in those drawings. Can't wait to see what detailed drawing you come up with for this week's challenge...



This week's drawing challenge:
Look around the classroom or in your back pack. Find an interesting object. It can be a stapler, a piece of your jewelry, or a watch; anything that you can set in front of you to draw. Take a moment to see the negative space surrounding the object... that's where you'll lightly draw the contour lines that show the edges of its form (like you did with the egret). You can add lines and patterns to show textures. HOT TIP: Start by lightly drawing basic shapes of the objects to help you get accurate proportions.