Ricky

Very interesting combination of patterns and shapes! It looks like you might be telling a story with various shapes. I really like the concentric circular shapes that give a strong focal point of your composition.

Ricky's comments: I can not draw a rocking chair at all. I can get the basic shape but can't get the real details. Too much noise... too much table shaking... can't concentrate enough. I messed up where everything comes together. The chair just didn't come together because of all the different shapes and curves and everything I didn't do.

Gage

Way cool composition! Excellent use of angled and curved lines to form patterns. The spiraling lines make your picture very interesting to look at. By adding dimensional shapes and cool visual elements you've started in the direction of surrealism.

Great start with the positive/negative drawing. Check the angles of the seat of the chair.

Our Teachers!

Patty

Whoah!!!!! Wonderful surrealistic abstract composition!

Hilda

Excellent! Abstract! Compositions!

Excellent job of drawing the negative and positive space.

Week Four: Texture, Space, Form

All of you charged fearlessly into the challenge of drawing from real life. Last Friday's session focused on drawing the textures of rocks and branches. It was a great start! Everyone continues to show steady improvement in drawing outlines and contour lines. We'll be exploring texture in future drawings. And we'll be learning more about space and form, too. Your texture drawings are shown below.

Sketchy's Dino Challenge
Everyone got a great start in drawing the form of the dinosaur. In drawing the outer edges of the dinosaur's form, you put the knowledge of positive/negative space to work (just like the egret lesson). The angle of the head and proportions were difficult for some of you. I'll discuss the angle of the head and jaw on Friday. To view your drawings of the dinosaur click here.


This Week's Drawing Challenge: Let's Get Abstract!
Use lines, shapes, patterns and textures to create a drawing from your imagination. Here's the link for getting started: Let's Get Abstract

In future lessons we'll be venturing forth, intrepid SLV Sketchers, into the world of drawing realistically. Practice drawing whenever you can. Remember, you can click on your blog drawings to see a larger view. See you on Friday. --Rob

p.s. Hilda: Ricky can look at trees and rocks, where he's visiting, for his drawing on texture.

Michael

You've made a big breakthrough with your drawing of the rock! You did an excellent job of drawing the overall form of the rock. You did a very good job of drawing contour lines that represent the different angled planes and surfaces of the rock. I also like how you used shading to show the contrast between different planes and surfaces. The cast shadow underneath the rock, in the area closest to us, is a nice realistic touch. Keep focused on drawing like this! Michael's comments: "It was an awesome experience."

Gage

Great job of drawing the 3D form of the block of wood. Lighter and darker gray tones show the left and right angled planes of the block of wood, making it look 3D. Nice job of using vertical and horizontal lines to show the texture of the wood. The way you've drawn heavier, darker texture lines on the darker side of the wood helps to give depth to your picture. The overlapping nail also helps to give depth to the picture. Gage's comments: "It was hard but fun. See you next week."

Elvis

You've done an excellent job of drawing lines and tones for the texture of the wood, particularly the splintered area in the center of your drawing. I like how you've drawn jagged horizontal lines for cracks in the wood. The jagged outlines show the rough edges of the wood. The way you erased highlight areas makes your drawing look more realistic. Elvis' comments: "What I learned from texture is that it is complicated drawing from real life and I need to work on it."