Monday, April 26, 2010

Weeks 7,8,9: Abstract Drawing, Cross-Hatching

Alright, Star Sketchers you're in the last weeks of the school year and heading toward the home stretch! You're all focused on learning some new skills and selecting work for the Student Show. We had fun getting into using cross-hatching and stipple drawing techniques.

Student Drawing Show 2010 Deadline Extended! Because of testing, the deadline to submit your drawings is the week of May 10-14. Enter your work in our Online Student Show, opening May 18, 2010. Your drawings will be featured with students from other schools in the Drawing League Gallery. Choose 2 of your favorites, either from your lesson drawings or work you've created during your own time at school. One drawing is to be from observation (drawing things you're looking at) and the second drawing is to be from your imagination. For Details: Click here

We've got cool things to draw in the weeks ahead. See you! --Rob

Christian



Your skills in drawing from observation and imagination are progressing tremendously, man!!! Way cool abstract drawing--great use of lines, shapes, and patterns! Really nice cross-hatching technique and accurate proportions on the man's face. Great shading to show the definition of the nose and lips. Excellent start on the contours of the fox. Look forward to seeing what you'd like to submit to the Student Show.




Student Drawing Show 2010 Deadline Extended! Because of testing, the deadline to submit your drawings is the week of May 10-14. Enter your work in our Online Student Show, opening May 18, 2010. Your drawings will be featured with students from other schools in the Drawing League Gallery. Choose 2 of your favorites, either from your lesson drawings or work you've created during your own time at school. One drawing is to be from observation (drawing things you're looking at) and the second drawing is to be from your imagination. For Details: Click here

Brianna



Absolutely stellar drawing, Brianna!!!!!!!! The control of your line work really shows in the cross-hatching technique on the man's face. Excellent job of using shading to define the cheek, nose, and lips. Great job in showing the contrast between the background and the highlights forming the man's profile. Nice abstract line work, too. Got more for the Student Show?



Student Drawing Show 2010 Deadline Extended! Because of testing, the deadline to submit your drawings is the week of May 10-14. Enter your work in our Online Student Show, opening May 18, 2010. Your drawings will be featured with students from other schools in the Drawing League Gallery. Choose 2 of your favorites, either from your lesson drawings or work you've created during your own time at school. One drawing is to be from observation (drawing things you're looking at) and the second drawing is to be from your imagination. For Details: Click here

KIra



Whoa!!!! You've pulled together some superb work, Kira! The cross-hatching forming the fox's body is well drawn. (Hope to see the background added.) Your bold, controlled line work is starting to define your drawing style. And your abstract/surreal drawing... absolutely, wonderfully abstract and surreal. Have a favorite drawing for the Student Show?



Student Drawing Show 2010 Deadline Extended! Because of testing, the deadline to submit your drawings is the week of May 10-14. Enter your work in our Online Student Show, opening May 18, 2010. Your drawings will be featured with students from other schools in the Drawing League Gallery. Choose 2 of your favorites, either from your lesson drawings or work you've created during your own time at school. One drawing is to be from observation (drawing things you're looking at) and the second drawing is to be from your imagination. For Details: Click here

Evita



You've joined the Star Sketchers late in the game, but you are blazing ahead with fantastic work, Evita!!! The contour edges and proportions of the fox are VERY well drawn. And the cross-hatching technique on both the fox and the man's face was executed extremely well. Keep it going! Hope you can enter drawings in the Student Show. :-)


Crystal



You've really got excellent drawing skills emerging out of your latest work!!! Your great eye for composition shows in the arrangement of lines and shapes in your abstract drawing. Great start in your cross-hatch drawing of the man... excellent proportions of his face. Look forward to you pulling some cool drawings together for the Student Show.



Michael



Welcome to the Star Sketchers, Michael!! Although you haven't been drawing with us lately, you pulled together some extremely well drawn sketches. Overall, the proportions (shapes compared to other shapes) are very accurately drawn. Great effort in using positive and negative space to draw the contour edges of the egret. The patterns and tones on the jaguar are a nice touch.




Student Drawing Show 2010 Deadline Extended! Because of testing, the deadline to submit your drawings is the week of May 10-14. Enter your work in our Online Student Show, opening May 18, 2010. Your drawings will be featured with students from other schools in the Drawing League Gallery. Choose 2 of your favorites, either from your lesson drawings or work you've created during your own time at school. One drawing is to be from observation (drawing things you're looking at) and the second drawing is to be from your imagination. For Details: Click here

Yessenia



Hey, Yessenia! Nice abstract drawing!!!! I know you got some other work started--hope to see it soon! Got drawings for the Student Show? The dragonfly maybe? :-)

Student Drawing Show 2010 Deadline Extended! Because of testing, the deadline to submit your drawings is the week of May 10-14. Enter your work in our Online Student Show, opening May 18, 2010. Your drawings will be featured with students from other schools in the Drawing League Gallery. Choose 2 of your favorites, either from your lesson drawings or work you've created during your own time at school. One drawing is to be from observation (drawing things you're looking at) and the second drawing is to be from your imagination. For Details: Click here

Hannah



You only draw with us occasionally, but your drawing skills are amazing, Hannah!! Great line work for the start of the cross-hatch lesson. Would love to see you finish some of your pieces for the Student Show.

Student Drawing Show 2010 Deadline Extended! Because of testing, the deadline to submit your drawings is the week of May 10-14. Enter your work in our Online Student Show, opening May 18, 2010. Your drawings will be featured with students from other schools in the Drawing League Gallery. Choose 2 of your favorites, either from your lesson drawings or work you've created during your own time at school. One drawing is to be from observation (drawing things you're looking at) and the second drawing is to be from your imagination. For Details: Click here

Freddy C.



Haven't seen you for a while, man!! This is a cool abstract/surreal drawing. Excellent composition (arrange of elements on the page)! Your skills have steadily progressed during the year and hope to see your work in the Student Show, Freddy.

Student Drawing Show 2010 Deadline Extended! Because of testing, the deadline to submit your drawings is the week of May 10-14. Enter your work in our Online Student Show, opening May 18, 2010. Your drawings will be featured with students from other schools in the Drawing League Gallery. Choose 2 of your favorites, either from your lesson drawings or work you've created during your own time at school. One drawing is to be from observation (drawing things you're looking at) and the second drawing is to be from your imagination. For Details: Click here

Derek



You got focused for a great start in the cross-hatching lesson, Derek!! The control of your line work is improving with each new drawing you make. Hope you can focus on some more wonderful work for the Student Show. :-)

Student Drawing Show 2010 Deadline Extended! Because of testing, the deadline to submit your drawings is the week of May 10-14. Enter your work in our Online Student Show, opening May 18, 2010. Your drawings will be featured with students from other schools in the Drawing League Gallery. Choose 2 of your favorites, either from your lesson drawings or work you've created during your own time at school. One drawing is to be from observation (drawing things you're looking at) and the second drawing is to be from your imagination. For Details: Click here