Observational Drawing Part 2

 Observational Drawing- 5 Everyday Objects 

Drawing Collections: Illustrating Stories through Taxonomies

 

 

Materials needed:

 

One pencil

 

Two pieces of white paper

 

A container on the desk with a pencil sharpener, eraser, and blending stump to share

 

 

 

Part 1.

 

 

 

__1.     Get your three everyday objects on the first piece of white paper. Arrange your objects so you have shadows. Determine if your paper will be landscape or portrait in orientation.

 

__2.     On your second piece of paper orient it the same way as the paper with the objects, put your name on the lower right corner as small as possible but readable.

 

__3.     Using your pencil (not a mechanical pencil), start sketching lightly the outlines of the objects so you can fit all 5 objects on the paper.

 

__4.     Continue drawing the details of the objects. Include the shading and shadows- use CROSSHATCHING in PEN or finish in color..

 

__5.     Take a final picture and turn in to the bin.

 

 

The best view of the objects is at eye view or at an angle in which you can define the that it has width, depth and height. Suggestion- take a reference photo at the angle you see it at. Add a white piece of paper underneath the objects if the background or foreground is distracting.

 

You will just be drawing the object using Line or Contour Drawing (Illustration). Contour drawing is an artistic technique used in the field of art in which artists sketches the style of a subject by drawing lines that results in a drawing that is essentially an outline. For this drawing you will be adding interior lines that help define the depth of the 3D object. 

 

You will draw what you observe making sure to add details. Try to spend no more than five minutes on each object. If you have extra time- go back and add more details to your work and outline with a marker/pen.

 

Rubric

 

 

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Why you should draw and what thes doodle could become.