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Marking Period 4.
Marking Period 4.
Drawing Track 4: Texture
Drawing Track 4: Texture
Prompt
Choose a manmade object, or an object from nature that has visible texture. Consider how dramatic and tactile the texture of the object is.
Ordinary objects like a scarf, a rug, a stuffed animal are effective, as are natural objects like bark and dried flowers.
Spend time searching for an object that is really going to emphasize texture. For example, an apple wouldn’t be a good choice for this prompt because the surface is too smooth.
Thumbnail sketches
Thumbnail sketches
Start by drawing a minimum of six thumbnail sketches to plan out your composition. Observe your object from life. Use pencil or any other drawing medium.
Draw literal rectangles for each thumbnail so you can see them clearly (don’t draw a grid and fill in the boxes). Tweak the thumbnails by changing the cropping.
Choose the thumbnail that you like the best as a reference for the final drawing.
Tip: zoom in on the object, and keep your background minimal.
Final Drawing
Final Drawing
Create a drawing in any black and white medium that emphasizes the texture of that object. Have your thumbnail out as a guide so you make sure you stick to that composition. Continue to observe your object from life when working on the final drawing.
Marking Period 3.
Marking Period 3.
Drawing Track 3. Interior Space Thumbnail Sketches.
Drawing Track 3. Interior Space Thumbnail Sketches.
Prompt.
Prompt.
Make a viewfinder by cutting a rectangular window into a piece of cardboard. Walk around your living space, looking through the window to find “scenes” that interest you.
Play with getting up close vs standing further back, and aim for a broad variety of scenes.
Goal
Goal
Create twelve thumbnail sketches based on the areas that interest you. Aim for each thumbnail sketch to look as different from the others as possible, you want variety!
Make compositions that allow you to explore different shapes and layouts.
Start drawing
Start drawing
Use pencil or any other black and white drawing medium. Draw literal rectangles for each thumbnail so you can see them clearly (don’t draw a grid and fill in the boxes).
Each thumbnail should be about 3″x 4″, no need to be precise and measure. Tweak the thumbnails by changing the cropping, expanding the image until you have a variety of thumbnails.
Recommended media
Recommended media
Pencil, or any black and white drawing medium.
Inspiration
Inspiration
Thumbnails by Bob Staake, Yuko Shimizu, Joe McKendry, Alex Kiesling
Marking Period 2.
Marking Period 2.
Drawing Track 2. Prompt.
Drawing Track 2. Prompt.
Complete six hours in total of gesture drawings of human figures.
I recommend that each drawing session is a minimum of one hour so you have time to warm up and sharpen your skills.
Inspiration
Look up figure drawings by Raphael, Pontormo, Rembrandt, Peter Paul Rubens
Drawing Track 1. Prompt.
Drawing Track 1. Prompt.
Complete six hours in total of gesture drawings of animals. We recommend that each drawing session is a minimum of one hour so you have time to warm up and sharpen your skills.
Using a timer make two, five, and ten minute drawings. Start with the two minute ones and progressively increase to ten minute drawings.
Marking Period 1.
Marking Period 1.
This assignment must be completed in 21 consecutive days during MP1.
Minimum 10 minutes.
Prompt
Prompt
Draw daily for a minimum of ten minutes in your sketchbook. Pick up a pencil and physically put it on your sketchbook, don’t think too hard about what you do. Even if you are scribbling the crappiest marks in the world for ten minutes that still counts!
This prompt is not about creating great artwork, it’s about logging the pencil mileage and creating a habit that will accumulate over time. For ideas on sketchbook prompts, see the videos below.
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