Natural Bridges Sketchers are taking drawing to exciting new levels! A very focused NB crew put together a lot of awesome study sketches showing the roundness and contours of veggies and various objects as they aimed for accurate proportions.We also got into using large format paper and charcoal to study texture, light, and shadows.
Upper left is Abel's study of a squash and the upper right is his large-scale charcoal drawing. Lower left is Gianna's large-scale charcoal drawing showing the form and texture of an apple. Lower right is Frank's composition of different studies of a pumpkin.
Upper left is Elijah's contour study of a a pumpkin. Upper right is Emilio's contour sketch of a pumpkin. Lower left is Elijah's contour drawing of an antique iron. Lower right is Abel's study of the form of a coyote skull.
Students learned about 1 and 2-point perspective. Above left is Abel's 2-point drawing of boxes. To the right is Frank's 2-point drawing of buildings.
A very important aspect of drawing is learning to perceive positive and negative space. Upper left is Gianna's use of the negative space around a flower to draw its form. Upper right shows how Gianna used negative space to draw the contours of an egret. Lower left is Andrea's study of negative space around the egret. And to the right, she adds details forming its body.
Students also learned how to use gray tonal values to represent color. Above left is Elijah's contour drawing showing the proportions of an aloe plant. To the right is Andrea's aloe plant drawn with gray tones for the values of green.
You've absolutely got to check out the latest mind-blowing eXpReSsiOn sEsSiOn drawings by Gianna (upper left), Emilio (upper right), Frank (lower left and right), and others: Click here
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