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?
Straight Lines- 10 parallel ,10 graduated, dark to light, 10 light to dark
Circles- different sizes, ovals, different sizes
Even pressure, try to keep lines parallel
Even pressure, try to keep distances between lines consistent
Start in the centre dark then gradually go to light then dark again
Make these shapes using the 'crating technique'
Watch this video and then have a go yourself
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
Choose one of the objects available to draw and have a go at shading too
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
Have a go at some zentangle patterns
Warm up exercises: Draw lines, light, dark and gradient, Draw a cube, cone, cylinder and pyramid.
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.
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.