The Star Sketchers stepped up their drawing skills by learning to create study sketches that show the roundness and contours of pumpkins, squash, shells and various objects. Students concentrated on drawing accurate proportions as they explored using large format paper and charcoal and studied texture, light, and shadows.
Upper left is a large-format pumpkin contour study by
Alex. Upper right, Star Sketchers at work. Lower left is a pumpkin study sketch by
Jose, and to the right is his large-format charcoal drawing.
Above left is a study sketch by
Alex and above right is a study sketch by
Nichole, showing the curved contours of the pumpkin.
Drawing from real objects,
Nichole sketched accurate proportions of the form and texture of a broom (above left) and
Issac pulled together a tight contour study of a lantern.
Brianna continued her exploration of artists in history. Above left and right are her drawings comparing a realistic still life to a
cubist still life by Picasso.
Students also got into 1 and 2-point perspective. Above left is
Jose's boxes and above right is
Nichole's building drawn in 2-point perspective.
Students continued to work at different skill levels as they completed lessons on lines, shapes, form, contours, tonal values, and proportion. Upper left is a dog by
Taelyn; upper right is an aloe plant contour drawing by
Sonya; lower left is a tiger by
Mollie; and a dragonfly by
Josh.
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