Year End Virtual Art Gallery

I hope you've enjoyed some art projects we've been doing during Quarantine!  I finished up the last several weeks of school preparing to launch the Virtual Art Gallery.  You can see it here.  Enjoy and have a wonderful summer!

Drawing: HANDS!

We are going to be drawing HANDS this week.  Have you been washing them more than ever, lately?  Aren’t we so thankful that the Lord is in control of even the germs on our hands? What peace we have in Christ to cast all our cares on Him (1 Pet 5:7).  Hands are difficult to draw, yet fun to master!

Let’s Go!

Project Overview: You will study the anatomy of hands from the attached video, create practice thumbnail sketches as you study them, and then create a final drawing in the pose of your choice.

This week:  Watch this video tutorial. This is from a computer graphics designer, but so many of his principles can be applied to 2-D drawing as well.  Draw along in small sketches in your sketchbook page. Create some thumbnails of different poses and select your choice by circling and then send me the photo for the approval.

Day 1:  Follow along and practice drawing while watching the video Anatomy Quick Tips Hands video link.  Draw thumbnail sketch sizes so you can follow along more quickly.

Day 2:  Looking at your thumbnail sketches from Day 1. Choose which pose you want to do.  Looking at your own hand as reference, draw a thumbnail sketch of that pose.

Next week:  Drawing from your approved hand thumbnail sketch, make a larger final version this week.

Day 1:  Looking carefully at your own hand, draw the contours carefully and lightly.

Day 2:  Add some shading to your hand and erase all construction lines

Bethany, Grade 7

Andrew, Grade 9

Remarkable 2020: My Room (A Perspective Drawing)

Let’s work on our perspective drawing skills for this next project. This project is titled Remarkable Spring of 2020: My Room.

Project Overview: You are going to create a one-point perspective drawing of your room. Your drawing can be your bedroom or any other room from your home. You can choose the medium for this project.

This week:  Watch the video tutorials here for one-point perspective, and here for two-point perspective and follow along. Decide what room from your home you are going to draw, and which point perspective you will use. Create  thumbnail sketches of your plan.

Day 1:  Follow along and practice drawing while watching the videos.  Decide which room from your house you will be drawing. Which part of the room will you be drawing? Jot down your ideas and sketches in a thumbnail drawing.

Day 2:  Looking at your room choice from Day 1. Choose a part of your selected room that has good composition elements (e.g. the organization of line, shape, space, balance and emphasis).  Perhaps take a picture of it and see in the viewfinder how that looks. Draw some thumbnail sketches and circle your favorite one. 

Next Week: Create the Final this week.  Be sure to use a straight edge for those structural lines!  If you do not have access to your sketchbook, a regular 8 ½ x 11 computer paper works fine.

Day 1:  Draw your contours lightly! Next, erase the structural lines

Day 2:  Start shading. Remember to have at least 3 shades.  Make sure your darks are dark enough!

 Room, by Andrew S.

Remarkable Spring of 2020 Still Life Project

We’re going to have fun with a new Art Series titled The Remarkable Spring of 2020!

Overview: Project 6 is a Still Life.  Using the elements of Drawing (I will remind you of these elements to jog your memory), you will create a still life of entitled; March 2020: Happenings from my Quarantined Home. Make it interesting (remember composition and Rule of Thirds), and make it fun!  After all, we are more than conquerors in Christ. Romans 8:35-37 This is an adventure! Make it beautiful!!! 

This week: Brainstorm subject matters.  Draw several thumbnail sketches.  

Day 1: Brainstorm ideas and jot them down. To help you get started you can ask yourself:  What objects around your house represent this unusual extended amount of time at home? Or, what are a few of your favorite things from home you want to remember about this time? You can draw a single image, a few items or a collage of items that represent this time in history.

Day 2: Draw the ideas in a small, thumbnail sketches. Which one do you like best? Start to build your final on a bigger sheet such as 8 1/2 x 11. 

Next week: Work on your Final Drawing.  

Day 1: Start drawing the contours (outlines) of your final drawing. Remember the Rule of Thirds (your main focus of interest should not be in the bulls-eye center of your page). 

Day 2: Start shading.  Remember to include at least 3 different shades and make sure that your darks are dark enough!

Want to practice your techniques? Follow along this tutorial and this one! 

Remarkable Spring, by Rigel Grade 9

Remarkable Still Life, by Andrew Grade 9

Remarkable Still Life, by Me

Art Lesson: Viking Ships

Some Art Lessons to keep you busy during the Quarantine!

Viking Ship

This week: Let’s learn about Viking Ships and brainstorm in order to prepare to draw our own.

Day 1: Read some highlights about Viking Ships from the attached file. Watch the 5 min Viking Video.  Take notes and sketch along. Notice important parts of the Viking Longship: Dragon design of bow and stern, shields, sail, oars. 

Day 2: Let’s do some Thumbnail sketches (small, practice sketches) to prepare for our Longship Drawing Project. Look at the Longship Photo for reference and do thumbnails of the bow (dragon ‘front’ of the boat) and stern (dragon tail ‘back’ of the boat).  Practice a shield or two. 

Next week: Draw a thumbnail sketch of your own Viking Ship to plan. Choose your medium (pencils, colored pencils, markers, etc.). Then start your final drawing!

Beautiful job, Ethan, with your finished project!

Ethan, Grade 4