Drawing Studio

Value-Skill Builder

Objectives

  • explore drawing tools and how different pencils created different shades.
  • deepen their understanding of how artists use drawing tools to create depth.
  • contemplate how artists’ place items in certain lighting to create the most appealing visual image.

Value Scale-Skill Builder

  1. Create a minimum of 6 shades value scale in your sketchbook.
  2. Create a 6 shade value scale using the following 4 techniques hatching, stippling, cross-hatching and blended shading technique.

How to shade with pencils

Drawing Hands

Object Drawing-Assignment

  • Pick 3-5 objects from your backpack or the classroom.
  • Photograph it to think about composition.
  • Start drawing the object using contour lines.
  • Draw the object at least 2x larger than life.
  • Make sure to include all 6 values in your final draft of the object.

Contour Line Drawing

Value: the lightness or darkness of a color.

Value Scale: a range of values from dark to light.

Shading Techniques

Upload progress photos and final photo to your digital portfolio on Friday.