drawing-for-fun class 1 reuters fall

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introductions

Participants:

• Name?

• Your art forms: (writing, music, painting, dance, etc.)

• What would you like to learn how to draw?

Bill (my background and examples…)

The four classes:

• Class 1 – Introductions, objectives, overview, process, drawing

• Classes 2-4: 1st – Demo, my subject, you draw along. 2nd

– Practice, your subject, 1-on-1.

• Class 2 – Still life• Class 3 – landscape• Class 4 – portraits, plus Cheating!

Summary of Drawing

• The urge

• Seeing and thinking

• Skill (measurement and improvement)

• Criticism & practice.

Critiques and criticism

The next 4 weeks – not!

materials?

Are Like new Golf clubs – they have little impact on your drawing skills.

1. Pencil, eraser? And paper.

2. Cheap pen.

3. Sketchbooks.

What to draw?

1. Something you’re interested in.

2. Photos, or actual objects, lighting.

STYLE?

IT’S WHAT WE SEE FIRST.

Doesn’t make up for, or obviate the importance of sound drawing.

A sketch is all you need to practice and improve your drawing.

Is driven by materials. Simple materials help us focus on drawing.

Process?

There are many, here’s mine.

1. Outline – placement?

2. Measurements

3. Shapes of tonal areas

4. Add values for Tonal sketch

5. Finish? Picture or sketch

Take a short break…

seeing?What gets in the way:

1. Illusion (see Tables.)

2. Icons.

3. Experience and Habit.

drawing?

measurements

Just kidding…

2nd Exercise…

Drawing.

Drawing.

Drawing.

Drawing.

Drawing.

Next week:

Class 2 – still lifeDemo, my subject, you draw along. Then, Practice, your subject, 1-on-1.

Still life – mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects. gives the artist more leeway in the arrangement of design elements within a composition.

Bring a subject or a photo for your still life.

sketch (5 minutes) each day.