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 Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 4:31 pm
So I've always wanted to be able to draw but nobody has ever really taken the time to help me out. So if you are willing to do this please let me know. If you have any questions just ask!
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:09 pm
Well, being an art teacher sounds a little hard, since I'm almost completely self taught. But, it also sounds really interesting.
I guess the place to start would be an assesement of what you know so far, and what your current style is. Soooo, how about you try drawing something? Take a stack of boxes
kinda like this: http://i.istockimg.com/file_thumbview_approve/3426377/2/stock-photo-3426377-stack-of-boxes.jpg
things to pay attention to: perspective, size relation, angles. Upload a picture of what you drew, and a scan of your drawing.
Tip~ to compare sizes and angles, hold up you pencil at arms length. Use the tip of your thumb to measure the length of the line you are drawing and compare that length to other lines. So, if the length on the pencil is two inches long, and another line looks about twice as long, you know to draw that second line twice the length of the first. (the same method can be used with angles)
http://www.beginningartist.com/images/art-tip-measuring-proportions1.jpg
(if that didn't make sense, just say so and I will try to explain it better)
And, and article about what I am talking about can be found here: http://www.beginningartist.com/measure-like-artist-drawing-lesson.html
and try drawing someone (family or friend or whatever). And then scan it.
Things to pay attention to: draw what you see, not what your mind thinks it should look like. People and nature are not perfect, the irregularities give them character, and make your drawings more life-like)
by that time, I should have had enough time to throw some ideas together. ^^
(Oh, and when working on the projects I assign you, work from real life, not a picture. pictures are already 2D, while real life is not, thus it is cheating. This is a rule that my first ever drawing teacher gave me, and it really helped in the long run.)
Also, have fun! ^^
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:43 pm
AuroraCelestine Well, being an art teacher sounds a little hard, since I'm almost completely self taught. But, it also sounds really interesting.
I guess the place to start would be an assesement of what you know so far, and what your current style is. Soooo, how about you try drawing something? Take a stack of boxes
kinda like this: http://i.istockimg.com/file_thumbview_approve/3426377/2/stock-photo-3426377-stack-of-boxes.jpg
things to pay attention to: perspective, size relation, angles. Upload a picture of what you drew, and a scan of your drawing.
Tip~ to compare sizes and angles, hold up you pencil at arms length. Use the tip of your thumb to measure the length of the line you are drawing and compare that length to other lines. So, if the length on the pencil is two inches long, and another line looks about twice as long, you know to draw that second line twice the length of the first. (the same method can be used with angles)
http://www.beginningartist.com/images/art-tip-measuring-proportions1.jpg
(if that didn't make sense, just say so and I will try to explain it better)
And, and article about what I am talking about can be found here: http://www.beginningartist.com/measure-like-artist-drawing-lesson.html
and try drawing someone (family or friend or whatever). And then scan it.
Things to pay attention to: draw what you see, not what your mind thinks it should look like. People and nature are not perfect, the irregularities give them character, and make your drawings more life-like)
by that time, I should have had enough time to throw some ideas together. ^^
(Oh, and when working on the projects I assign you, work from real life, not a picture. pictures are already 2D, while real life is not, thus it is cheating. This is a rule that my first ever drawing teacher gave me, and it really helped in the long run.)
Also, have fun! ^^ Ok! Thank you so much! I will start working on a stack of boxes right away!
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 3:42 pm
Yup, good luck. ^^
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 3:19 pm
AuroraCelestine Yup, good luck. ^^
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. So here is what I came up with on the stack of boxes. I really liked the open box and I thought it look very realistic and I really just wanted to draw some flowers popping out of it lol. I thought that the stack itself didn't look too realistic. But you're the teacher so I'll let you decide. 
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 4:50 pm
Alright, thanks.
Some tips for future reference:
1. The shadow looks like it is going downhill. I would use the angle method I talked about earlier to check the angle of the shadow in relation to the lines of the box.
2. The top corners of the three boxes to the right look like they are jumping off the page (very 3D huh? XD) The best way to fix this is to draw what Your Eyes See, not what Your Brain tells you to see.
I have gone through this process before, so I understand how hard it is to re-wire your brain, because you almost are re-wiring it. It can be hard to use a different part of your brain than ussual.
So, based off of this drawing I think I know where to start. Just give me a bit and I will have the next assignment up soon. ^^
Keep up the good work!
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 5:10 pm
Yay for lesson one! These first few lessons are a lot like what my beginning drawing teacher had us do. They might seem a bit silly at first, but keep with it. ^^ Everything builds upon itself.
Task 1:
Print out this picture- http://drawinghowtodraw.com/stepbystepdrawinglessons/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/finished-squirrels.png
And draw it. Only turn it upside down while doing this. Also, ignore the fact that you know it is a squirrel. Forget everything you know about what squirrels look like. Just draw the lines. Line, by line, by line. What this exercise does is it teaches you to draw what you see, not what your brain thinks it should look like. Brains can be wrong. While drawing, ignore it. XD
Task 2-3: Do the same thing with these pictures. In the order I have them in.
http://traceycartledge.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/bird-drawing.jpg
http://drawinghowtodraw.com/stepbystepdrawinglessons/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/howtodrawcartoondog1-finished.png
Task 4:
This one is a lot harder and should take you a while to do it. What is interesting and special about this project, is that both my grandma (who has been dead for close to ten years now), and I both drew this same picture, upside down, as a drawing exercise. I just found her sketch of it in one of her old tablets about a week ago. (creepy right? Haha)
Anyway, this picture is by Picasso, and may seem like a really hard thing to do. But, just turn it upside down and draw line by line, just like the others.
Things to pay attention to: The length of each line, and the angles, curves, and intersections. Give yourself lots of room. This one tends to sprawl.
http://www.mikekrebs.com/picasso_stravinsky.jpg
When you are done, scan all of them so I can check to see how you did. Good luck!
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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:16 pm
AuroraCelestine Yay for lesson one! These first few lessons are a lot like what my beginning drawing teacher had us do. They might seem a bit silly at first, but keep with it. ^^ Everything builds upon itself.
Task 1:
Print out this picture- http://drawinghowtodraw.com/stepbystepdrawinglessons/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/finished-squirrels.png
And draw it. Only turn it upside down while doing this. Also, ignore the fact that you know it is a squirrel. Forget everything you know about what squirrels look like. Just draw the lines. Line, by line, by line. What this exercise does is it teaches you to draw what you see, not what your brain thinks it should look like. Brains can be wrong. While drawing, ignore it. XD
Task 2-3: Do the same thing with these pictures. In the order I have them in.
http://traceycartledge.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/bird-drawing.jpg
http://drawinghowtodraw.com/stepbystepdrawinglessons/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/howtodrawcartoondog1-finished.png
Task 4:
This one is a lot harder and should take you a while to do it. What is interesting and special about this project, is that both my grandma (who has been dead for close to ten years now), and I both drew this same picture, upside down, as a drawing exercise. I just found her sketch of it in one of her old tablets about a week ago. (creepy right? Haha)
Anyway, this picture is by Picasso, and may seem like a really hard thing to do. But, just turn it upside down and draw line by line, just like the others.
Things to pay attention to: The length of each line, and the angles, curves, and intersections. Give yourself lots of room. This one tends to sprawl.
http://www.mikekrebs.com/picasso_stravinsky.jpg
When you are done, scan all of them so I can check to see how you did. Good luck! OMG this is going to be incredibly hard but I'll give it a shot! It might take a little while because I'm gonna put honest effort into it but I don't know it's gonna turn out.
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:20 am
That's fine. Don't get too stressed out about it. Just take it an exercise at a time, and line by line.
The most important thing in these exercises is to learn from the experience, and to have fun. smile
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:14 pm
AuroraCelestine That's fine. Don't get too stressed out about it. Just take it an exercise at a time, and line by line.
The most important thing in these exercises is to learn from the experience, and to have fun. smile OK! I'm almost done the squirl^^
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 4:30 pm
So, how far have you gotten?
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 4:51 pm
AuroraCelestine So, how far have you gotten? I'm done everything on the squrril except for the tail. Every time that I draw it looks funny.
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 7:18 pm
Narcissa_Malfoy1 AuroraCelestine So, how far have you gotten? I'm done everything on the squrril except for the tail. Every time that I draw it looks funny.
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Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 3:42 pm
AuroraCelestine Narcissa_Malfoy1 AuroraCelestine So, how far have you gotten? I'm done everything on the squrril except for the tail. Every time that I draw it looks funny. Ok. I'll start the second one then. I'll post the squril tomorrow when I have more time.
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Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 3:48 pm
Narcissa_Malfoy1 AuroraCelestine Narcissa_Malfoy1 AuroraCelestine So, how far have you gotten? I'm done everything on the squrril except for the tail. Every time that I draw it looks funny. Ok. I'll start the second one then. I'll post the squril tomorrow when I have more time. Alright, good luck! ^^
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