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Once you have completed the contour drawing, you will begin creating a dynamic sunset using Woodless Colored Pencil Shavings. Sharpen the yellow colored pencil and make sure you remove the protective seal before you put the yellow dust on your paper. Use a tissue paper to lay in the first part of your Sunset right […]
Many times Artists will use a Reference Photo, in lieu of “Plein-Air.” A term coined during the Impressionist Era when the invention of paint, in tubes, allowed an Artist to paint outdoors. When color photography made locations, otherwise unaccessible to artists, available in books known as Artists Photo Reference books it opened up the possibility […]
This Project will implement the all Elements; line, shape, form, color, texture, space, & value with all the Principles; pattern, contrast, emphasis, balance, proportion, harmony, & movement. Take time to study the piece, prior to drawing it, in order to understand “what” and “why” you are creating. You will need a sheet of 9×12 Bristol […]
Commonly and understandably, people believe that art is created by applying a medium (graphite, charcoal, colored pencils, pastels) on to surface. Artwork can also be produced by taking away, of a medium, using erasers, referred to as Reductive Drawing. Use this picture as a reference photo for the following project. I will be using a […]
This project is going to give you the basic steps to take a reference photo and create a beautiful landscape using colored pencils. Today, we have the luxury of typing whatever type of landscape into a search bar and suddenly have access to a vast number of images to pick and choose from. A lot […]
This project will be a “work in progress” thoughout the school year. It is a multi-media project using Pen & Ink and Colored Pencils. The main objective is to tell your story, at this time in your life, with images and text. In addition, you will incorporate all of the “Elements and Principles” of art. […]
In order to begin, you must understand the basic rules of 2 Point Perspective. I will apply the rules to begin a cityscape illustrating buildings from different areas. Look to this post, as a reference, and design your own unique cityscape. See the diagram below. Using this diagram, as a guide, begin the 2 Point […]
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 […]
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 […]