What do you see when you look around you? Look really closely at the shapes and the details of the objects around you!
Imagine someone calls you and asks you where you are. And you have to describe very precisely what your surrounds look like. Give it a try! Make pairs, pick an object in the classroom and describe it to the other person as precisely as you can without saying what it is!
What are we going to learn?
Drawing what you see in front of you by using basic shapes
How to create an interesting composition
Practice drawing nature
Creating an interesting composition
Practice use of contrast and shading techniques
Inquisitive: I am curious and I like to learn new things. I actively take part in lessons and activities
Risk-taking: I am willen to try new and different things. I am not afraid to make mistakes and I know I can learn from them.
Reflective: I am learning to understand what my strengths and points of development are. I am trying to grow and improve.
Knowledgable: I am learning new things and I can follow the lessons.
The Dutch Golden Age artists were masters of observation. They paid close attention to light, texture, and detail, just like you will do in this project! Still life paintings from this time often showed real objects from daily life, arranged carefully and painted realistically.
Challenge Time!
The task is simple! Draw a peanut in your dummy!
During the next three lessons we're going to focus on these elements:
Basic shapes
Shading
Composition
Practice
Please follow the following instructions carefully, you will only get 1 paper! This is the paper you will hand in, so make sure you don’t lose it and take pictures after each lesson!
Fold an A3 paper
Create the following layout on the front!
Top left: Basic shapes
Top right: shading
Bottom left: contrast
Bottom right: interesting composition
Create the following layout on the inside
Create the following layout on the back
Lesson 3
•Close one eye and stretch out your hand with your pencil
•Use your pencil to compare, measure and determine the angle of a line
Use the objects in front of you and practice using these elements!
What to practice in which box?
Top left: Basic shapes
Top right: shading
Bottom left: contrast
Bottom right: interesting composition
Go outside and draw the things you find around you: trees, flowers, bikes, building, etc. Make quick sketches first and gradually go to more detailed sketches once you get better at the basics.
Remember to draw what you SEE!!
basic shapes,
interesting composition,
Shading
contrast
Make groups of 3 and have a lot at each others work.
•What are elements that you can improve on next lessen?
•Give each other a tip and a top
Go outside or create your own still life inside and decide on an interesting composition that tells a story.
Remember to draw what you SEE!!
basic shapes,
interesting composition,
Shading
contrast
Answer the following questions
How did you make it? Which style? (Does it have to be very precise? Do you like it colourful? Or just a bit wild?)
Why is this THE best way? Why does this suit you well?
What would you have done differently?
What grade do you give yourself and why?
Which BLT did you mostly use or develop? Give an example