Haley

The exercise of drawing the negative space of the chair threw you off a bit. But then you got into drawing the negative space around the egret. Your contour lines show the edges and form of its body and head. I really like how you drew the area where the legs connect to its body, separate from the wings. Nice job of drawing the 's' curve of the neck. The contours and details of the beak and head are very accurate. What's so cool, Haley, is that you always keep drawing; and this pays off for you. The sketch of the poppy shows steady improvement in looking for the contour edges; then drawing them. If you're sitting around with nothing to do in class (yeah...right), try this week's drawing challenge...



This week's drawing challenge:
Look around the classroom or in your back pack. Find an interesting object. It can be a stapler, a piece of your jewelry, or a watch; anything that you can set in front of you to draw. Take a moment to see the negative space surrounding the object... that's where you'll lightly draw the contour lines that show the edges of its form (like you did with the egret). You can add lines and patterns to show textures. HOT TIP: Start by lightly drawing basic shapes of the objects to help you get accurate proportions.