Lesson: Observational Drawing 1

Instructions

Activity: Blind Artist

Get Your Basic Sketch

1. Don't think of your subject as a shoe, flower, or whatever it is.
2. Stare at the object for a full minute. Notice the shapes that make up this object.
3. On your paper, draw the shapes you see that make up the different parts.
4. Always draw light until it's right.

Sketchbook

1. Draw the still-life at your table.
2. What drawing tips and tricks do you think would be easiest to apply to your art? One tip I would like to try is __________.
3. Drawing what you see is known as ________________.