CLASS 1 - EXERCISE 1
Edgar Degas (1835 - 1917)
Introduction to drawing: Draw this drawing of Edgar Degas' ballerina without looking on your paper. This will get your brain to start to see lines and shapes, rather than trying to draw based on what you think you already know.
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Blind Contour

DRAWING FLOWERS CLASS

Pink Rose

    
CLASS 2 - EXERCISE 1
Contour Drawing of Rose
Drawn the outline or contour of the shape of the subject. The subject is a rose in a small vase.

Contour Drawing

    
DRAWING FLOWERS CLASS

Sunflower Drawing

    
CLASS 2 - EXERCISE 2
Draw the negative pots looking at the negative space.

Negative Space

DRAWING FLOWERS CLASS

Waterlily

CLASS 3 - EXERCISE 1 (Measuring)
CLASS 4 - EXERCISE 2 (Shading)
Draw the shapes using line only. Using your pencil measure to find the correct proportions.

Line Measurement

CLASS 3 - EXERCISE 1
Draw the shapes using line only. Using your pencil measure to find the correct proportions.

Line Measuring

CLASS 3 - EXERCISE 2
Try to copy the lines of this drawing by Annie Vallotton. Copy the proportions and movement of these quick sweeping lines.

Lines Fluidity

CLASS 3 - EXERCISE 3
Draw the line using variety of thicknesses. Make some of the lines thin and some thick. Observe and use your pencil measure to find the correct proportions.

Line Weights

    
CLASS 3 - EXERCISE 4
Look for basic shapes in these horses. Draw the horses with the basic shapes in mind. Think about these shapes not being flat 2D shapes but 3D shapes having volume.

Line Shapes

CLASS 4 - EXERCISE 1
Practice drawing the shape of the egg, then use dots or cross hatching to shade the egg.

Egg Shading

CLASS 4 - EXERCISE 3
Draw the oulines and major lines of these shapes and then shade them using a variety of shading techniques.

Pots Shading

CLASS 4 - EXERCISE 4
Select a plate of fruit, a bowl or the entire image and practice drawing the outlines of the shapes using measuring to create an accurate drawing. Then start shading the objects from light grey to black. Include the fabric for an added challenge.

Fruit Shading

In Drawing Class we are practicing shading of clothing.

Shading Clothing

Practice shading by drawing and shading clothing.

Shading Clothing

    
Practice shading by drawing and shading clothing.

Shading Clothing

        
Practice shading by drawing and shading clothing.

Shading Clothing

    
Practice shading by drawing and shading clothing.

Shading Fabric

Practice shading by drawing the lines in a sand dune and shading.

Shading Sand

Self Portrait Drawings

Self Portrait

    
CLASS 1 - EXERCISE 2
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
Draw this image on your paper upside down. Students take a sheet of printer paper and fold in half four times so sixteen rectagles correspond to the sixteen sections in the image. Draw the lines In each rectangle that you see in the corresponding rectangle from the Picasso drawing.

Contour Measuring

Contour Drawing

CLASS 2 - EXERCISE 2
Draw the eagle looking at the negative spaces.

Negative Space