This project looks challenging but, in fact, is not. If you understand the rules of One Point Perspective you will be fine. *If you need to brush up on your skills, type 1 Point Perspective in the Search Bar at the top of my page and it will take you to the lesson. We will be applying […]
“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 […]
Beginning Art Project Art 1 Project Art 2 Project This Project is to illustrate the Power of a Line. The project begins with a continuous line that will eventually fill up the entire page. The trick is not to get caught in a corner or cross over to get out of the corner. I know […]
This project was picked especially for my “Art 2” students! “Ballet and Converse” is going to be rendered using graphite pencils, erasers, stumps, and brushes. When I drew the example, used in class, my students (who wear Converse) immediatly noticed a critical error on my sample! I drew the Converse shoe with 5 eyelits, not […]
Before you begin, make sure you pick up the extra graphite on your paper with a kneaded eraser, cleaning often, until you are left with an impression of your sketch. This step is important before you begin coloring to avoid your colors mixing with the graphite and looking dirty. In order to begin you must […]