Grid Drawings

Art Class Art Class

Ravenna SchoolsRavenna Schools

Grid DrawingsGrid Drawings

Project GoalsProject Goals

To produce a photo-realistic pencil drawing

To increase the awareness of how much seeing improves drawings

To improve proportions and scale in drawings Artist Chuck

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DescriptionDescription

Students will choose a full page Students will choose a full page magazine picture (or personal photo magazine picture (or personal photo for advanced classes) in order to for advanced classes) in order to reproduce it on paperreproduce it on paper

Junior high will use 12”x18” sized Junior high will use 12”x18” sized paper, while high school will paper, while high school will use18”x24”.use18”x24”.

Choose something that will challenge you, you are able to do very difficult drawings with somewhat of an ease.

Figure or Face

The ProcessThe Process

1/2” squares on the magazine or photocopy. –Mark it dark and

measure from the same edge twice

– Draw a Line See a Line!

The Process, cont.The Process, cont.

Mark lightly on the white paper with 3/4” or 1” squares using a yard stick (light on the white).

Include the numbers

The Process, cont.The Process, cont.Analyze each square as you

lightly sketch out the drawing– sketch all of the drawing out

before you shadeUse lights and Darks

effectively– contrast helps turn an average

drawing into and outstanding one!

Student ExamplesStudent Examples

Jennifer Plummer

Student ExamplesStudent Examples

Danyell Roth

Student Examples Student Examples

Danyell Roth

Student ExamplesStudent Examples

Krysta Lammers

Student ExamplesStudent Examples

Amanda Luth

Student ExamplesStudent Examples

Dustin Schroll