The focus of sketchbook #1 will be on basic pencil drawing skills, This includes observational skills, visual measurement, words of comparison. Along with these skills, we will practice sketching, shading and blending skills with various drawing pencils. This presentation will show a day-by-day guide to what we are covering in class.
Sketchbook #1
Upside Down Drawing
Line Worksheet
10 Box Value Scale
2 Shaded Spheres
CHOOSE ONE: Cube, Pyramid, OR Cylinder
Upside Down Drawing
Value Scale
Holding a Pencil
Line Drawing Worksheet
Shading a Cube, Pyramid & Cylinder
Shading & Blending
Shading a Sphere
Drawing Pencils
For this project, you will choose an image for the center. Using skills learned in sketchbook #1, you will sketch and shade the drawing. Then you will use shading and blending techniques to create values "waves" around the drawing.
How to Start the Value Drawing Project
Your second pencil drawing project will require you to choose a person to draw. If you cannot find a person in the file, I will work with you to find a suitable image online. You will use a grid technique to create this drawing. Your Project is drawn in your sketchbook.