Week Two: Lines, Shapes, Overlapping, Proportion

Last Friday everyone got into overlapping shapes (placing things in front of other things) to create depth of space in your drawing. We had a few new students join class--welcome! Each of you made excellent progress in your line work drawing accurate proportions. Keep working on comparing the shapes you draw to the reference picture or object you're looking at. Scroll down to view your work. Remember to click on your drawings to view them larger. :-)



Warm up sketches showing depth of space by overlapping. Drawn by Nathaniel, Raul, and Bryan

Okay! Ready for a drawing challenge?...


Drawing Challenge: Aztec God Tonatiuh
For those of you who have time, here's a little challenge for you to do this week: Use lines, shapes, and tones (black and grays) to Draw the Face of the Aztec god Tonatiuh. Take time to look for the dark outlines of the shapes. Start by drawing light guidelines for the shapes, and then draw darker outlines to finish. If you have time, lightly draw the different gray tones. Draw from this reference picture: Click here

If you have any drawings you've done in your free time, give the to me and I'll post them up here on the blog.

Examples of free-time drawings from other schools: Click here and Click here

I'll see you Friday! --Rob

Ernie

Hey, Ernie!! The control of your lines and accuracy of proportions is improving dramatically! Great job of overlapping the legs of the frog and the truck tires over the engine. This gives depth to your drawing. View the reference picture for the monster truck. Are the proportions (sizes of shapes compared to other shapes) of the truck body and tires accurate? EXCELLENT job of drawing contour lines to show the accurate form of the jaguar. You did a great job of showing the angle of its body, making it look 3D.



Drawing Challenge: Aztec God Tonatiuh
If you have time, here's a little challenge to do this week: Use lines, shapes, and tones (black and grays) to Draw the Face of the Aztec god Tonatiuh. Take time to look for the dark outlines of the shapes. Start by drawing light guidelines for the shapes, and then draw darker outlines to finish. If you have time, lightly draw the different gray tones. Draw from this reference picture: Click here

Clarissa

BIG- time improvement in controlling your lines and shapes, Clarissa!!! You did an excellent job of drawing accurate proportions of the lizard. Great job of including details for its facial features and the the textures of its body and the wood. Nice work of overlapping the frog's legs! Overlapping shows depth of space in your drawing. Keep focused on making lots of sketches while looking for accurate proportions. :-)



Drawing Challenge: Aztec God Tonatiuh
If you have time, here's a little challenge to do this week: Use lines, shapes, and tones (black and grays) to Draw the Face of the Aztec god Tonatiuh. Take time to look for the dark outlines of the shapes. Start by drawing light guidelines for the shapes, and then draw darker outlines to finish. If you have time, lightly draw the different gray tones. Draw from this reference picture: Click here

Joe

Excellent drawings, Joe!!! Great work in overlapping the frog's legs and the tires of the truck over the engine; this gives depth of space to your drawing. Your eye for accuracy continues to improve and your line work is crisp and accurate. View the reference picture for the monster truck. Is the space between the truck body and tires accurate? Nice job of adding gray tones to show different values of color on the truck.

Drawing Challenge: Aztec God Tonatiuh
If you have time, here's a little challenge to do this week: Use lines, shapes, and tones (black and grays) to Draw the Face of the Aztec god Tonatiuh. Take time to look for the dark outlines of the shapes. Start by drawing light guidelines for the shapes, and then draw darker outlines to finish. If you have time, lightly draw the different gray tones. Draw from this reference picture: Click here

Billy

Welcome to Success Sketchers, Billy! You're off to an excellent start! Great job of overlapping the frog's legs and drawing accurate proportions (sizes of shapes compared to other shapes). Overlapping gives depth of space to your drawing. You've got lots of control over your lines. And it shows in the details of the lizard. Your confidence really came through in your drawing of the toucan! Excellent proportions of its body and head. The gray tones for different values of color are a nice touch. Keep drawing!



Drawing Challenge: Aztec God Tonatiuh
If you have time, here's a little challenge to do this week: Use lines, shapes, and tones (black and grays) to Draw the Face of the Aztec god Tonatiuh. Take time to look for the dark outlines of the shapes. Start by drawing light guidelines for the shapes, and then draw darker outlines to finish. If you have time, lightly draw the different gray tones. Draw from this reference picture: Click here

Gustavo

Excellent progress in your line work, Gustavo! Great job of overlapping the legs of the frog and the tires over the truck's engine. Overlapping shows depth of space in your drawing. Nice work in drawing accurate proportions. View the reference picture for the monster truck. Are the proportions (sizes of shapes compared to other shapes) of the truck body and tires accurate? You focused at the end of class to draw an awesome lizard!! Great job of including the textures of its skin and the wood. The proportions are very well drawn. Cool facial expressions. :-)



Drawing Challenge: Aztec God Tonatiuh
If you have time, here's a little challenge to do this week: Use lines, shapes, and tones (black and grays) to Draw the Face of the Aztec god Tonatiuh. Take time to look for the dark outlines of the shapes. Start by drawing light guidelines for the shapes, and then draw darker outlines to finish. If you have time, lightly draw the different gray tones. Draw from this reference picture: Click here

Bryan

FANTASTIC progress, Bryan!!! Great job of overlapping the frog's legs (this shows depth of space in your drawing). Your lizard is way cool! You drew accurate proportions of its body and included the textures of its skin and the wood. The gray tones showing different values of color is a really nice touch. Keep drawing! :-)

Drawing Challenge: Aztec God Tonatiuh
If you have time, here's a little challenge to do this week: Use lines, shapes, and tones (black and grays) to Draw the Face of the Aztec god Tonatiuh. Take time to look for the dark outlines of the shapes. Start by drawing light guidelines for the shapes, and then draw darker outlines to finish. If you have time, lightly draw the different gray tones. Draw from this reference picture: Click here

Jesus

Welcome to Success Sketchers, Jesus!! You're off to an excellent start! You did a great job of overlapping the legs of the frog and the tires over the engine of the truck. The proportions (sizes of shapes compared to other shapes) are very well drawn. View the reference picture for the monster truck. Are the proportions of the truck body and tires accurate? Your accuracy and line work improved with each new drawing. Keep it going!

Drawing Challenge: Aztec God Tonatiuh
If you have time, here's a little challenge to do this week: Use lines, shapes, and tones (black and grays) to Draw the Face of the Aztec god Tonatiuh. Take time to look for the dark outlines of the shapes. Start by drawing light guidelines for the shapes, and then draw darker outlines to finish. If you have time, lightly draw the different gray tones. Draw from this reference picture: Click here

Antonio

Very good progress in drawing with lines and shapes, Antonio!!! You improved a lot in drawing curved and angled lines. The proportions (sizes of shapes compared to other shapes) of the frog's body are very well drawn. Keep practicing drawing light guidelines for shapes; then darker outlines when finishing. :-)

Drawing Challenge: Aztec God Tonatiuh
If you have time, here's a little challenge to do this week: Use lines, shapes, and tones (black and grays) to Draw the Face of the Aztec god Tonatiuh. Take time to look for the dark outlines of the shapes. Start by drawing light guidelines for the shapes, and then draw darker outlines to finish. If you have time, lightly draw the different gray tones. Draw from this reference picture: Click here

Raul

Hey, Raul!! Welcome to Success Sketchers!! Getting used to drawing with your pencil on its side was a little challenging. But you got into it and made an accurately drawing of the frog. The proportions (sizes of shapes compared to other shapes) of its body are well drawn. Great job of overlapping the frog's legs. Overlapping gives depth of space to your picture. The strawberries are a nice touch! Nice facial expression. :-)

Our Teachers!

Nathaniel


Big-time progress in your line work and accuracy of proportions!! Your starting to develop a really cool style of drawing, Nathaniel.

Sarah


How did you find time, during class, to pull of such a fantastic drawing of the frog?! Your eye for accuracy improves with each sketch, Sarah. The gray tones showing values of color are a nice touch.

Drawing Challenge: Aztec God Tonatiuh

Draw Tonatiuh's Face
Take time to look for the dark outlines of the shapes. Start by drawing light guidelines for the shapes, and then draw darker outlines to finish. If you have time, lightly draw the different gray tones. Draw large on your paper while looking for accurate proportions.

Draw by looking at this on your computer screen or print this page:

Week One: Lines and Shapes

I enjoyed meeting and drawing with all of you last Friday! Overall, everyone caught on quickly to holding the pencil on its side (overhand grip), and moving your whole arm and shoulder while drawing. You also got the hang of drawing light lines (guidelines) before drawing darker outlines to finish. This Friday, we'll be drawing again with lines and shapes and we'll explore overlapping. Your lessons are shown below. Be sure to click on your drawing to view it larger.



Pencil Warm-ups by Franky,Gustavo, Bryan, Ernie, and Sarah

eXpReSsiOn sEsSiOn
If you have any drawings that you've done during free time at school, I'll post them in a section of the blog called eXpReSsion sEsSiOn.

Check out examples of student eXpReSsion sEsSiOn drawings:
Rancho Cielo Sketchers: Click here
SLV Sketchers (Highlands Community): Click here

Scroll down to view your drawings from Friday. Be sure to click on your drawings to view them larger.

See you on Friday! --Rob

Franky

Fantastic start in drawing with lines and shapes, Franky!! You did a great job of drawing the proportions (sizes of shapes compared to other shapes) of the crab and puffer fish. I really like how you sketched light guidelines for the crab; then finished with darker outlines. I know that learning to hold your pencil on its side was difficult to get used to, but you pulled it all together to draw a really cool toucan. Compared to the reference picture you were looking at, the proportions of the toucan are very well drawn. The darker and lighter tones are a nice touch.

Joe

Alright, Joe!! You're off to a great start in drawing with lines and shapes! You have lots of control in your line work and have a god eye for looking at things; then drawing them. Compared to the reference picture you were looking at, the proportions (sizes of shapes compared to other shapes) of the crab, puffer fish, and toucan are well drawn. The gray tones for the toucan are a nice touch. Keep practicing sketching light guidelines for the shapes of things; then drawing darker outlines to finish.

Ernie

Excellent start in drawing with lines and shapes, Ernie!! Holding your pencil on its side was challenging but you gained more control with each new sketch. Also, the proportions (sizes of shapes compared to other shapes) of the crab and puffer fish became more accurate with each new sketch. And then... you pulled it all together for VERY accurate proportions of the toucan! Awesome job!!

Clarissa

You've got lots of cool drawing going on, Clarissa!! I really like how you kept drawing lines and shapes until the proportions (sizes of shapes compared to other shapes) of the crab and puffer fish became more accurate. With each new sketch you gained more control of your line work. Compared to the reference picture you were looking at, you did an EXCELLENT job of drawing accurate proportions of the toucan! Keep practicing holding your pencil on its side as you sketch light guidelines for the shapes; then darker outlines to finish.