Week One & Two: 1-Point, 2-Point, & Atmospheric Perspective

Whew! Everyone got through a couple weeks of drawing in perspective--without rulers! We got into working with different pencil leads and experimenting with drawing objects from different views. We've got a great group of advanced sketchers, so we'll be exploring lots of cool stuff in the coming weeks.



I think the drawing by Zach (above left) depicts everyone's feeling about the perspective drawing lessons. Check out Zach's new drawings and Arianna's stylin' stapler in eXpReSsiOn sEsSiOn. Click here or on Nick's 'music' drawing in the right column to view new student work.

This Week's Challenge is sUrReAL!: Everyone has put a bunch of awesome drawings together during the last 2 weeks. So.... this week, go for a fun surrealist or cubist drawing using what you've learned so far: lines, shapes, 3D form, textures, different gray values, and perspective. Draw totally from your imagination, or from pictures, or real life. It can be abstract 3D objects or a still life. Twist and distort your objects, make the perspective go in crazy directions. Keep it in gray tones with regular pencils and graphite. (Don't worry, we'll be getting into colored pencils in the not-too-distant future.)

For examples of surrealist and cubist artwork to give you ideas, click here.

Ciao! --Rob