More Drawing for Fun

withBill LaRocque

Class #2

Olive tree

Introductions & Objectives• Yours – 2 additional folks joining class:

– What you’d like to learn?– What other artistic activities? Music, writing,

acting, cooking, etc ?• Mine:

– Get each of you to a “sweet spot” where you actually enjoy drawing – enough to keep doing it.

– If you already enjoy drawing, to get you past your current “sticking point.”

– Convince you to play with your drawings.

What to Draw?Easier More Challenging Most ChallengingNature

SkyHills, mountains, etcTreesFlowersFruit, etc

Human-madeBuildings, bridges, etcCars, boats, trains, etcBottles, cups, pots, etc.Books, furniture, Musical instruments, etc.

AnimalsPets,Wild,Big, hungry

HumansFull figure,Portraits

Y o u r I m a g i n a t i o n !

Seeing?

• Drawing what we see (vs what we think.)• Our eyes can fool us.

Warm up!

• Draw this simplefigure upside down.

– Draw box 1 x 1.5 units.

– Create quadrants,

– Sketch one quadrant at a time.

Review -Basics• Why we don’t draw.• How to improve.

• Sketching• Drawing an Interesting Picture• Painting

• Creating a picture vs drawing a photograph.• Colors and details get in the way!

Review - My Approach• Finding the right balance between:

– Small step drills and more challenging assignments,– Drawing the same thing together and coaching you drawing your own subjects.

• Learning from:– Listening (to my blah, blah, blahs, and critiques)

– Watching, (me and others draw)

– Doing (your own drawing.) most beneficial

• These slides are posted online @ http://www.slideshare.net/boomrbill• Bring photos or objects you want to draw.

• Reviews and previews.

Seeing Less & Designing an Interesting Picture

Design the Shapes and Tonal Composition

Drawing

• Start VERY light. • Play with the elements of your picture (add,

drop, move, resize.)

• Landscapes:– natural objects (most freedom.)– human made objects (geometry, perspective,

measurements & angles are important.)

– Considering adding/including a human figure!

Typical Landscape Elements

Break!

What you can do with a pencil and paper.

Meet Bill Plympton…

Spring in the Blue Ridge

Preview of Class #3

• Review of Class #2• Improving our drawing• Landscape of the face• Portrait – draw along• Portrait – yours (remember to bring some

pictures.)