Bill's Drawing Class 2

Review

• Importance of practice.

• Drawing with eyes rather than our mind.

• Role of criticism.

• Materials?

To enjoy drawing…Positives Negatives

Interesting subjects Wrong subject: too easy, difficult, boring…

Learning a few tricks: tone, perspective, etc Inner critic – lack of confidence

Concentrating on the “seeing” part Materials too challenging

Keeping the materials simple and handy Attention span

Practice, practice… Outer critics

Light and shadow

• Shadow and light• Contrast

An interesting subject?

Exercise: apple or hammer?

Break…

When to STOP!Your attention/interest span?

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A process?

1 Find a subject you really like.

2 Overall outline -- Decide how you want to place the subject on the page

3 Shapes – see/sketch the geometric shapes.

4 Shadows – fill in the heavy medium and light shadows.

5 Details -- draw the details

6 Stop

7 Let it cool off then make final adjustments.

A subject…

Overall outline

Basic shapes

Shadows

Shadows, more

Refinements

Your turn…

Other Resources

• Books on drawing.• Home and web videos.• Private lessons or courses.• Figure (model) drawing.• Art museums and galleries.

Next Class

• Bring photos or actual objects of your favorite subjects.