Week Three: Patterns, Texture, Form, Contour Lines

Progress is steady as we go, Success Sketchers! We continued drawing with lines and shapes as we used contour lines to show the edges forming a dragonfly. Some of you explored form, patterns, and textures while drawing the tiger and lizard. Everyone continues to improve as we move into drawing realistically.


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

And... if you're feeling REALLY creative, try this one...

Drawing Challenge: Get Abstract!
For those of you who have time, here's a little challenge for you to do this week: create an abstract drawing. Abstract artwork doesn't show people, places, or things. Use the whole sheet of paper--draw big! Use your imagination! Add any abstract lines, shapes, patterns, and tones (black and gray) to fill your composition.

Examples of artwork by big-time abstract artists to give you ideas: 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.

See you Friday! --Rob