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Class # 2 More Drawing Landscapes
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More Drawing for Fun
withBill LaRocque
Class #2
Olive tree
Introductions & Objectives• Yours – 2 additional folks joining class:
– What you’d like to learn?– What other artistic activities? Music, writing,
acting, cooking, etc ?• Mine:
– Get each of you to a “sweet spot” where you actually enjoy drawing – enough to keep doing it.
– If you already enjoy drawing, to get you past your current “sticking point.”
– Convince you to play with your drawings.
What to Draw?Easier More Challenging Most ChallengingNature
SkyHills, mountains, etcTreesFlowersFruit, etc
Human-madeBuildings, bridges, etcCars, boats, trains, etcBottles, cups, pots, etc.Books, furniture, Musical instruments, etc.
AnimalsPets,Wild,Big, hungry
HumansFull figure,Portraits
Y o u r I m a g i n a t i o n !
Seeing?
• Drawing what we see (vs what we think.)• Our eyes can fool us.
Warm up!
• Draw this simplefigure upside down.
– Draw box 1 x 1.5 units.
– Create quadrants,
– Sketch one quadrant at a time.
Review -Basics• Why we don’t draw.• How to improve.
• Sketching• Drawing an Interesting Picture• Painting
• Creating a picture vs drawing a photograph.• Colors and details get in the way!
Review - My Approach• Finding the right balance between:
– Small step drills and more challenging assignments,– Drawing the same thing together and coaching you drawing your own subjects.
• Learning from:– Listening (to my blah, blah, blahs, and critiques)
– Watching, (me and others draw)
– Doing (your own drawing.) most beneficial
• These slides are posted online @ http://www.slideshare.net/boomrbill• Bring photos or objects you want to draw.
• Reviews and previews.
Seeing Less & Designing an Interesting Picture
Design the Shapes and Tonal Composition
Drawing
• Start VERY light. • Play with the elements of your picture (add,
drop, move, resize.)
• Landscapes:– natural objects (most freedom.)– human made objects (geometry, perspective,
measurements & angles are important.)
– Considering adding/including a human figure!
Typical Landscape Elements
Break!
What you can do with a pencil and paper.
Meet Bill Plympton…
Spring in the Blue Ridge
Preview of Class #3
• Review of Class #2• Improving our drawing• Landscape of the face• Portrait – draw along• Portrait – yours (remember to bring some
pictures.)