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 […]
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 […]