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Drawing with a grid is helpful because it breaks your subject photo down into to manageable pieces that you can draw. This is done by using a ruler, measuring, then drawing a grid onto a subject photo AND also drawing a grid LIGHTLY onto a sheet of paper. The above videos will show you how to create a drawing using a grid.
The steps that you would follow for this process are as follows:
1. Find an image that you connect with and REALLY want to draw. The more passionate you feel about the image you chose, the more committed and interested you will be when drawing it. Your image of choice can be:
Complex, like a photo of yourself, a family member or a friend. WARNING: people get most frustrated with this because if they don't get it EXACTLY like the photo, they feel like they have failed. This is not the case. This is just one step in your drawing journey. Stay positive!
(who doesn't want to draw a portrait of their Art teacher?!)example of complex image
Medium difficulty like a still life arrangement or a picture from nature. It's less personal so this often helps to make people feel less frustrated.
example of medium complex image
Emerging challenge, like an image of a cartoon character or some other line drawn image. These types of drawings often don't need value and focus more on shape and line.
example of emerging challenge image
2. Send Ms. N the image at her school email address hnielsen@abschools.org so she can review it... She will let you know (through email) if she thinks the image is:
challenging enough for your drawing skills
is a good enough image to print and be able to make a grid drawing with...
Ms. N will do the resizing so that your image will be approximately 6"x6" and turn it into a black and white photo. She will print it out and give it to you.
3. Next you will draw an ACCURATE 1"x1" segmented grid on top of your photo.
4. After you have drawn the grid on your photo you will draw a 2"x2" segmented grid LIGHTLY on a sheet of drawing paper.
5. Once you have grids on the photo and your drawing paper you can begin drawing!!
Tips:
Take it a square at a time! If you look at the whole image, you might start to feel overwhelmed. By focusing on one square at a time, you force yourself to focus on a small part of the drawing instead of the whole enchilada. :)
Use VALUE! Value (or shading... The range of lightest light to darkest dark in any drawing) will make you drawing look more complete and realistic.
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