Drawing is a skill that can be taught and learned with good practice. Third grade students created works of drawing and watercolor pencil to accompany alliterative poems written in class. To complete this project a few simple drawing ideas were introduced. These are fundamental ideas that will transform a reluctant artist into someone who feels that they can at least make good referential attempts at realism. The truth is, I am a functional but not gifted realistic figurative artist. I need these tools just as the kids do and so can see the value in teaching them and empowering children from a young age to know that they can draw.
Oh, the steps? First, actually look at your subject, do not simply draw what your mind imagines as it is often a "cartoon" of the subject. Second, find the dominant shapes and use long, light lines to make them please the eye and the image. Third, work through the details- first line, then texture, then value.
Seems easy. No, not easy, but fundamental.
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