We will be using these photos, as a reference, to render Geometric Shapes in Colored Pencils and Charcoal. Utilizing two or more mediums, is called “Mixed Media.” It is good practice, to draw “Still Life’s,” to sharpen your skills as an Artist. For this project, I will be drawing the cylinder, cube, sphere, and cone. […]
All Artwork created by students ranging in ages from 8-18. Mediums include Acrylic, Watercolor, Graphite, Charcoal, Colored Pencils, Chalk Pastels, and Pen & Ink.
This project will sharpen your skills by rendering a Still Life using Charcoal Pencils. The “Spiritual Still Life” is a personal project because you will be choosing your own Verse, Passage, Poem, or Quote to write on the pages of your book. Later in life, you can see what words shaped you in your life. […]
This project requires trusting what you see, using the “Check Back Method,” holding your project next to each step by step photos, and making adjustments. The supplies needed for “The Anamorphic Glass” is a pencil, kneaded eraser, Tombov Mono eraser, (hard, medium, & soft) Charcoal pencils, *the new woodless charcoal pencils are great, stumps, and […]
As we begin a new year, it is always good to remember techniques and methods to get yourself into the mindset of an Artist. Every Artist has their own way of approaching a particular piece of art and how they plan to apply the medium they’ve chosen. But, there are universal rules Artists […]
This lesson will break down the steps to draw a “Portrait of a Lion” in Charcoal with a colored background. The steps are very simular to the “Portrait of a Wolf.” The Grid is altered to include the bigger features of a Lion. Step 1- Using an HB, 2B, B, or F draw a horizontal line […]
Drawing a Wolf’s Portrait is easier than you think, if you follow a simple Grid. (A Framework or Pattern of Criss-Crossed, Parallel, or Diagonal Lines that can be used as Guidelines for the Placement of Drawn Objects.) To draw the Wolf Portrait you will need a pencil (2B,HB, or F), plastic eraser, kneaded eraser, black […]
“Halloween Still Life” is a project that each student can personalize by carving/drawing their own face/image on the pumpkin in the “Still Life.” We will be using a pencil (HB, F, B) to initially draw the pumpkin, candle, and table cloth. The project uses colored pencils, colored pencil blender, black and white charcoal, stumps, kneaded […]