Week Eight: Form, Texture

The Crate of Realism: bones, skulls, shells, rocks and rusty old stuff

On Friday everyone selected an object from the 'crate of realism' and got into an excellent drawing session to finish our 8-week course. Each of you has found your own drawing style and direction that we'll explore in upcoming weeks. The SLV sketching crew has taken on every challenge I've thrown at you.

And so...

Your final drawing challenge for this quarter: Create a composition by drawing from observation (looking at things and then drawing them), memory (remembering a person, place, or thing), feeling (how you feel at this moment), or your imagination. You can focus on one kind of drawing or mix one or more together. Include what you've learned so far: lines, shapes, patterns, textures, form, shading, contours, etc. Use the whole paper for your composition. Enjoy!

C ya Friday! --Rob

Miranda

For the first few weeks you kept saying that you couldn't draw, even while your drawings kept improving. Miranda, your observational and drawing skills are stellar! Your ability to swiftly sketch accurate proportions of the lantern, the can of Lysol, and the bone is amazing. I especially like how you captured the roundness of the glass of the lantern and the delicate texture of the bone. Take a moment to see how far you've come in eight weeks; check out your first lesson: Click here. You can draw, girl!! I look forward to exploring realism and composition with you in the upcoming weeks.

And check out this drawing highlight of yours: Click here



Your final drawing challenge for this quarter: Create a composition by drawing from observation (looking at things and then drawing them), memory (remembering a person, place, or thing), feeling (how you feel at this moment), or your imagination. You can focus on one kind of drawing or mix one or more together. Include what you've learned so far: lines, shapes, patterns, textures, form, shading, contours, etc. Use the whole paper for your composition. Enjoy!

Matt

A very cool drawing style is really starting to show in your work, Matt! As you've focused on drawing realistically, your line work has become more accurate and delicate, allowing for very natural looking details. Your accurate rendering of the skull is EXCELLENT. And then you let your imagination kick in to invent an awesome composition, complete with a stack of vertebrae from memory and imagination. I REALLY like the shading on the box (eyeglass case?) and the details of the hinges. Let's also explore your talent for cartoons and caricature... I remember a really nice caricature portrait you did of Barak Obama.

Check out a couple of your highlights during the course: Click here and Click here

Your final drawing challenge for this quarter: Create a composition by drawing from observation (looking at things and then drawing them), memory (remembering a person, place, or thing), feeling (how you feel at this moment), or your imagination. You can focus on one kind of drawing or mix one or more together. Include what you've learned so far: lines, shapes, patterns, textures, form, shading, contours, etc. Use the whole paper for your composition. Enjoy!

Emily

Your ability to draw from observation and then quickly shift to sketching a composition from your imagination is truly a gift. These sketches show your skill of drawing contours and form as you shift from whimsical to realistic styles. Your skills and imagination are destined to take you places in visual art, Emily. I look forward to challenging you creatively (fun, right?) in the upcoming weeks. Just want you to check out these sketches you did when you were really in the zone one day: Click here and this cool abstract composition starting with a map of the location of your house: Click here



Your final drawing challenge for this quarter: Create a composition by drawing from observation (looking at things and then drawing them), memory (remembering a person, place, or thing), feeling (how you feel at this moment), or your imagination. You can focus on one kind of drawing or mix one or more together. Include what you've learned so far: lines, shapes, patterns, textures, form, shading, contours, etc. Use the whole paper for your composition. Enjoy!

Keeley

Hey, Keeley! Missed having you in class last week. I'm glad to hear you're getting back into drawing. The drawing of the sponge and your finger (at least I think it's yours) are excellent examples of texture and that you haven't lost your eye for accuracy. Look forward to drawing with you in upcoming weeks.

Just to refresh your memory here's a stroll down memory lane: Click here and Click here and Click here and how about your portrait of Barak Obama: Click here

Your final drawing challenge for this quarter: Create a composition by drawing from observation (looking at things and then drawing them), memory (remembering a person, place, or thing), feeling (how you feel at this moment), or your imagination. You can focus on one kind of drawing or mix one or more together. Include what you've learned so far: lines, shapes, patterns, textures, form, shading, contours, etc. Use the whole paper for your composition. Enjoy!

Arianna

Your potential for drawing is extraordinary, Arianna! When you're in the zone and focused your eye for 3D form is VERY accurate and line work is confident. You haven't yet truly explored your ability to draw realistically... hope to get you into it more in future lessons. And your drawing style, when creating fantastic sketches from your imagination, is AMAZING. Let's also explore combining realism and your cool abstract designs. Seems like you enjoy drawing cartoons, too. It's gonna be fun drawing with you in upcoming weeks. :-)

Check out a couple in-the-zone highlights: Click here and Click here



Your final drawing challenge for this quarter: Create a composition by drawing from observation (looking at things and then drawing them), memory (remembering a person, place, or thing), feeling (how you feel at this moment), or your imagination. You can focus on one kind of drawing or mix one or more together. Include what you've learned so far: lines, shapes, patterns, textures, form, shading, contours, etc. Use the whole paper for your composition. Enjoy!

Zach T

Your abstract expressive style has really shined during the past 8 weeks. Learning about looking at things and then drawing them has helped your style a lot, Zach! What started out as sketches of a starfish and a shell turned into a wonderful composition of lines, shapes, patterns and textures. The details and designs in your study in texture are really cool! As we get more into composition let's explore surrealism; sort of a blend of realism and the fantastic stuff from your imagination.

Check out some of your surrealistic highlights: Click here and Click here and Click here

Your final drawing challenge for this quarter: Create a composition by drawing from observation (looking at things and then drawing them), memory (remembering a person, place, or thing), feeling (how you feel at this moment), or your imagination. You can focus on one kind of drawing or mix one or more together. Include what you've learned so far: lines, shapes, patterns, textures, form, shading, contours, etc. Use the whole paper for your composition. Enjoy!

Nick

Word has it in the schoolyard that you draw all day long, Nick! Your skills have improved steadily during the past 8 weeks, and your own unique style of is emerging in your drawings. Although drawing realistically in our lessons has influenced your style, you're most focused when pursuing a blend of realism and abstract compositions. As you were drawing the dolphin vertebrae and starfish you explored some really cool line/abstract designs. Let's explore this more in upcoming weeks. The intense textured pattern on the basketball turned out cool, too.

Some of your drawing highlights so far: Click here and Click here

Your final drawing challenge for this quarter: Create a composition by drawing from observation (looking at things and then drawing them), memory (remembering a person, place, or thing), feeling (how you feel at this moment), or your imagination. You can focus on one kind of drawing or mix one or more together. Include what you've learned so far: lines, shapes, patterns, textures, form, shading, contours, etc. Use the whole paper for your composition. Enjoy!