Drawing Exercises

Hello!

Today we did a few different drawing exercises to help the students to remember to really look at the objects they are drawing instead of just at their paper.

First we talked about what contour drawings are. A contour drawing is the outline of an object. This is what you would see if the object were to cast a shadow.  We talked about blind contours and following the edges with your eyes as you draw. The students were not allowed to look down at their drawings and it was really hard for them.

Next we talked about the proportions of the human face. We discussed step by step where generally each area of the face. I had them to look at their partner to discuss the different shapes of everyone's faces and how different each face is. I think it would have worked better for each student to have their own mirror but this worked as well. This was also fun to talk about because we used fractions to explain the different parts.

Next we did gesture figure drawings. We talked about what the word gesture which means a quick drawn guess, of the human figure. I showed them how to draw simply with examples. I talked about drawing fast but getting enough details down. I had volunteers to stand on a stage to pick poses and for the students to gesture draw them. The students really enjoyed this! They had so much fun! They were unsure at first but got the hang of it. We talked about the angles of the shoulders and other limbs and the relations to the other parts of the body.

Link to the presentation:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VyeAJdvmhTRN9WtA7lOVuJdDlcA5EcggXp2AI3OwXsA/edit?usp=sharing

After these exercises we talked about what we liked about the exercises. They really enjoyed knowing that it was ok that they were not drawing perfect. They loved the fast pace and the openness of the drawing criteria.