Lesson: Observational Drawing 2

Instructions

Draw an animal.

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. Add details like fur texture and color.

Sketchbook

  1. Draw the still-life at your table.
  2. What do you struggle with the most with observational drawing? I struggle with drawing ________________.
  3. What tip did you try today for A, and how did you feel about it? I tried the ________________ tip, and I felt ________________.
Fox figurine used as the subject for an observational drawing
Fox figurine with blue basic shapes and pink detail lines drawn over it
Fox sketch built from the observed basic shapes with added details