Summer Project Ideas

1. PRACTICE FIGURE DRAWING USING THESE WEBSITES, THEN SEE IF YOU CAN TALK A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER INTO HOLDING STILL FOR YOU. YOU SHOULD HAVE 1 QUALITY FIGURE DRAWING (size 18 by 24) USING CHARCOAL AND/OR INK WASH. By the end of summer you should have at least 10 hours of figure drawing experience.

These tutorials will help you with gesture drawing (a fast drawing meant to show the “gesture” of the figure)

· A Guide to Gesture Drawing

· The 7 Ls of Gesture Drawing

These websites will have timed poses for you to practice you gesture drawing

· Figure and Gesture Drawing (stick with the “decent” option)

· Quick Poses (stick with the “clothed and costumed” option)

2. TAKE TUTORIALS ON FORESHORTENING and show your work in your sketchbook- 2-3 pages worth

Here are some tutorials to help you with foreshortening;

· How to Draw: Foreshortening with the Coil Technique (coil technique)

· Figure Foreshortening (proportion technique)

3. PRACTICE 1 POINT AND 2 POINT PERSPECTIVE and show your work in your sketchbook 2 pages

· How to Draw Backgrounds (1-point Perspective)

• How to Draw Interior Spaces: 1-Point Perspective

· How to Draw Backgrounds (2-point Perspective)

· How to Draw Interior Spaces: 2-Point Perspective