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Week 1: 16 May
Week 1: 16 May
Introductory session
Introductory session
Teacher and student Introduction
Teacher and student Introduction
Phone number and email check.
Fire and evacuation procedure, toilet and kitchen location.
Questions: What made you want to do this course? What do you like to draw and what would you like to learn?
Drawing exercises
Drawing exercises
Straight Lines- 10 parallel ,10 graduated, dark to light, 10 light to dark
Circles- different sizes, ovals, different sizes
For the following exercises do not lift your pencil off the page
For the following exercises do not lift your pencil off the page
Outward Spiral
Outward Spiral
Even pressure, try to keep lines parallel
Fixed point oval
Fixed point oval
Even pressure, try to keep distances between lines consistent
Graduated Spiral
Graduated Spiral
Start in the centre dark then gradually go to light then dark again
Shapes exercise
Shapes exercise
Make these shapes using the 'crating technique'
Shading of basic forms
Shading of basic forms
Watch this video and then have a go yourself
Doodling exercise
Doodling exercise
Doodling is a great tool for memory and focus boosting, stress relieving, problem solving creative practice that also improves your drawing skills - Check out this website for more information
Week 2: 23 May 2022
Week 2: 23 May 2022
Warm up exercises: Lines, light, dark and gradient, spirals x2, cubes- isometric and oblique
Warm up exercises: Lines, light, dark and gradient, spirals x2, cubes- isometric and oblique
Observational Drawing
Observational Drawing
Long study-
Long study-
Choose one of the objects available to draw and have a go at shading too
Eyes
Eyes
Draw an eye the way you would normally do this and then pair up with a partner and take turns at drawing each others eye
ZENtangles
ZENtangles
Have a go at some zentangle patterns
Week 3: 30 May
Week 3: 30 May
Warm up exercises: Draw lines, light, dark and gradient, Draw a cube, cone, cylinder and pyramid.
Exquisite Corpse
Exquisite Corpse
A game in which 3 people takes turns drawing on a sheet of paper, folding it to hide her portion and passing it to the next player for the next part. The game gained popularity in artistic circles during the 1920s when it was used by Surrealist artists to make collaborative compositions.
Shading exercise
Shading exercise
Watch this video and have a go at drawing the apple
Look through these ideas for animal drawings and choose one to try or choose an animal book to draw a picture from.
Cats, dogs, bunnies
Cats, dogs, bunnies
Seal with fish
Seal with fish
Horses
Horses
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