Spectrum Lesson Plans for April 28th

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Art Lesson Plans April 28, 2011

Honorable mentions go to Cameron Fahs for his use of texture in his lighthouse, and to Nathan Bently for his composition and unity of design in his illustration of a scene in the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and to Meggan Fahey for her use of perspective in her Lighthouse on a hill.
Best in class goes to Lauren Fahey for overall rendition in her lighthouse.
Peer choice was voted to Cinthia Garner for her Raccoon.

 

PRE CLASS: Did any one draw over Easter break? (Such as skill builders, long term, other).  What can they show the class?  Positive constructive peer reactions are encouraged.

WARM UPS: 1. Repeated patterns squares and circles. 2. Gray shadowing bars. 3 Tornado swirls. 4. Scribbling scrabbling giraffes.

QUICK DRAW CHALLENGE: Students were given the choice of small simple items to sketch. Students are given 5 minutes to draw it.

CLASS PROJECTS: 1. Three drawings of the same subject a chipped coffee cup, each drawing must be either in a different medium colored pencil marker charcoal etc, or a different technique such as negative space, drafting, shadow, etc. or using a different pencil 2b, hb, 2h etc. 2. 

TAKE HOME SKILLBUILDERS: This week we have how to draw a kitten, and how to draw a rural scene using a fence as an element of  composition See my blog for additional helpful notes.

LONG TERM PROJECT: Continue to read the Book of Acts and illustrate each chapter. Keep these illustrations in a folder to mount later on. One illustration must be a person.

OUR INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, d\o it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father  through him.” Colossians 3:17 NIV.

The last part of our verse is my focus today we must be thankful. We may or may not have a gift or blessing we may or may not have things our own way but we are still commanded to be thankful. Be thankful that our loving God is in charge and his love is the controlling factor in all events in our lives. Be thankful if your drawing comes out ok and be thankful if it is all messed up. God has a reason, the messed up project teaches us so be thankful for the learning it gave us. It should be easy for creative imaginative people like artist to see what they should be thankful for. The problem often is remembering to be thankful.

(c)Adron Dozat

How To Draw A Simple Kitten

Kittens are a popular and very cute subject to draw. This one is very easy, if you practice it a few times your friends will all be asking you to draw them one  too.

The thing to remember when drawing baby animals is the head is larger than normal and the facial features will be lower on the head. Using a light hard lead pencil draw a large simple circle. For reference draw two very light lines one vertical and one horizontal crossing the face; draw them lightly they are for reference and you will be erasing out some this later. Sketch a much smaller circle to the bottom for the chin and add two lines going up from the sides to a little above the top of the circle. Place the eyes as two circles below the horizontal lines; they should be little less than halfway to the outside of the face. The nose is about half way through the smaller circle we drew for the jaw. Draw a "V" for the nose making sure the bottom of the "V" is on the line going up and down. Draw a line from the top of the ears in an arc that stops half way above the eyes, (about a little higher than halfway from the eyes to the crown of the head). Give him three rows of freckles. Sketch in the body and the feet as simply as you can. Take a break and come back after a moment. Now that you have a break inspect your work and see if it needs any correction. Take your time on the fir it is one of the most important parts of this project. Work the fur in with a light hard pencil, sketching outward and away from the center. Switch to a softer darker pencil for the tiger stripes and the shadows. Sharpen your pencil to a nice point and whisk it across the cheeks outward for the whiskers and do the same for inside the ears.

You might want to add a mouse or a ball of string to your picture but do it early in the drawing.

(c)Adron Dozat

How To Draw A Fence In A Rural Scene

This printable drawing worksheet is for a rural landscape with a fence. A fence is one of my favorite things to add when drawing a countryside scene. Adding a fence in a rural scene is easy for an artist to do and adds interest as well as direction to a sketch.

Free How To Draw A Fence In A Rural Scene

The key is perspective.  You must remember that the top and bottom of the fence will come together at the vanishing point at the horizon. In my illustration, the vanishing point is the point of interest where there is a break in the trees to allow the road to pass through. 

You can think of the fence as a very long triangle with a vertical fence post dividing it up. The post will get closer to each other farther away and will have less detail as they get farther away. The posts are drawn as longish cubes, so if you can draw a cube you are well on your way; start with three lines going up and down then connect them at the top with a rectangle slightly bent. Shade one side and you have a post. 

The rails are three lines between the posts and connected at the inside of the farthest post. The posts are just a few dashes farther away, this gives the impression of distance. At the base of the post put some grass, rocks or flowers.  

Don't worry if they are not all straight; in the country, things get worn down and fall out of place and you often see post leaning over or rails that are crooked, so work any mistakes into your picture- it may be more interesting for it. 

Put some shadowing in the post and across the road. I put an oak tree and some distant hills in my picture you might add a barn or water tower in yours.

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How to Draw Tulips, a Beginners Drawing Lesson.

This printable drawing worksheet is simple to follow and the young artist will be able to make a beautiful picture. Tulips are an all-time favorite and they are easy to draw, but you might like to do a few practice drawings first. 

Free How to Draw Tulips Worksheet. 

To print just highlight and send it to your printer or save it to your device to print later. If you have problems printing see the how to print tab above.

Start drawing lightly with a circle. Above the circle draw an oval positioned horizontally, and connect the circle and the oval with some vertical lines. Tulips have 6 petals that form the flower; three on the inside and three outside. Draw these simply with curved lines. Only the top of the petals on the backside of the flower is showing and they are drawn with a few short curved lines.

The stem is the easiest to draw it is just straight lines up and down. The leaves are almost like blades of grass but wider and bigger, sometimes they curve out and down or are twisted.

You can choose almost any color to color your tulips.

Don't forget to put the soil and shade underneath and something in the background to make it look like a garden.

Shade the tulip flowers slightly so the petals look round.  

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How to Draw the Blind Beggar an Exercise For The Young Artist

How To Draw the Blind Beggar

This is a fun picture to draw. It is inspired by the blind man in the Bible who was healed by a miracle.  If you have problems drawing eyes, this is for you; since he is blind, you draw a bandage over his eyes. And if you mess up on something, everyone is looking at the bandage and the beggar's sign around his neck so they won't notice.

Start with the basic shape of the face. Place the face a little high on the paper since you want to leave room for the tunic and the placard that he wears around his neck to beg. I like to use a circle and add a jaw like a large letter "U".  I lightly draw some lines to be a reference to keep the face balanced and in proportion.  One line up and down for the center of the face and one across, it almost turns the face into an "+," halfway below that draw another line for the placement of the nose and halfway again below that draw a line for the mouth. Now put down your pencil and look at it and ask yourself if it needs any changes, now is the time. If everything looks in about the right place, start the larger details. The nose is large on this guy, started with a circle and two smaller ones on each side. Then shadow the features. The mouth is thin- I didn't even draw the upper lip, but it can be suggested with a shadow. The lower lip is just shadowed underneath. The ears are drawn between the two lines of the middle and nose.  Give the bandage some folds. Use shadow technique to give the face wrinkles and avoid heavy lines.  The hair is dirty and stringy, so it is just a few lines; make some of the lines heavy and others light; this will give him an unkempt homeless look. Make his tunic look raggy and draw the placard around his neck.

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SPECTRUM, Art Lesson Plans April 14, 2011

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Art Lesson Plans April 14, 2011

PRE CLASS: Did any one draw during this last week? (Such as skill builders, long term, other).  What can they show the class?  Positive constructive peer reactions are encouraged.

WARM UPS: 1. Jagged rough lines like sharp rocks using alternately the tip and the side of the pencil. 2. Cubes with out drawing lines use gradation and negative space to draw some cubes. (I know- boring- but an important skill they are everywhere). 3 Intersecting circles like making a daisy without lifting the pencil. 4. Shading with the side of the pencil in a vertical direction like the side of a tower or lighthouse.

QUICK DRAW CHALLENGE: very simple today- a creamer; students are given 5 minutes to draw it.

CLASS PROJECTS: 1. Last week we ended up sketching outdoors so this week we return to last week’s primary project- will be sketching a light houses attention to composition, including demonstration of selective composition using a photo, showing what to leave in and what to leave out.  2. Second project will be to sketch a face from an advertisement.

TAKE HOME SKILLBUILDERS: This week we have how to draw a daffodil, a dancer’s face in profile and drawing an open book. (Good if you need to decorate a book report). Again I was working on these until 1 am and I hope the kids enjoy drawing them. See the blog for additional helpful notes.

LONG TERM PROJECT: Continue to read the Book of Acts and illustrate each chapter. Keep these illustrations in a folder to mount later on. One illustration must be a person.

OUR INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.” Proverbs 13:10, NIV. There is a good kind of pride that a person may take in their work. It is the celebration of or satisfaction in a job well done or in our case a picture well drawn. There is a pride that is bad, it is the type that at is defensive and self assertive.  No one wants to be criticized and told what is wrong with our projects so my approach is to offer advice in love and gentleness, but others may not have a gift of tact. If you get told something needs correction and you get defensive and argue about it no one improves. If you realize that taking advice can make you better as an artist, or what ever you are doing, you are wise. If someone criticizes your work put your hurt feelings behind you and say, “Thank you for that observation I’ll give it thought.” (You may have to practice this in front of the mirror!) You will be amazed at what a high opinion people have of you when you are humble and willing to take advice. And sometimes their advice is right and you actually get better at what you are doing.

Let me know if you are interested in joining The Summer Sketchbook Club meeting once a week for 2 hours to sketch outdoors during summer. Let me know which day is better Wednesday or Thursday. Club size is limited, cost is 10.00 per week, and siblings are discounted. (It is a great excuse to get outdoors!)

I am always happy to do a make up lesson at your home. Just get in touch.

(c)Adron Dozat\

How to Draw a Daffodil, a Skill Builder For The Young Artist.

Daffodils are a beautiful and bright spring flower and they inspire all of us. Do a few practice flowers on a cheap paper and then put together your own arrangement.

Draw the flowers lightly using a hard light pencil, you will want to switch to a darker one later on. Start with a circle and mark off 6 points for the star-like flowers. One way is to make two triangles to help line up the marks evenly. There are many varieties of daffodils but this one has large diamond-shaped petals. After you draw them in round them off. The center tube is just a hollow tube it is like looking down into a cup so shadow the top inside and the bottom outside, use an outward sweeping line. the center has a ruffle, draw an irregular pattern around the center. The daffodil has 3 or four blade-like leaves draw them with a shadow on one side and light on the other. be sure to add some texture on the ground and add a background.

These are very colorful flowers so try it in colored pencil or watercolor paint.

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How To Draw an Open Book With Pen and Ink for the Young Artist

This printable worksheet is an easy skill-building lesson that is not only good practice but also a design that is handy to remember and use in posters and fliers.

Free How to Draw An Open Book Worksheet

Start with a simple rectangle and divide it in half.  The book shape is laying on the table so the bottom is closest to the viewer and the top is farthest away this causes the perspective to cause the top of the book to narrow since parallel lines meet at the horizon if you are not careful the book looks like it is standing up and don't you know that is the mistake I made in my drawing- it does not come together enough at the top. The top and bottom are wavy lines that show the curve of the pages keep these lines parallel and even. Draw the outside of the binding.  Use the thatching technique to create a shadow. The shadows at the top should be balanced with some shadows at the bottom. The shadows in the background help the foreground to come forward. Add the details and interest material like the candle and the quill pen.

I drew this in pen and ink so I could use the copier better. Before I ink it in I drew the entire picture in pencil and then redrew it in ink. It meant drawing it twice but it is better to take your time and make a beautiful picture. 

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How to Draw a Woman's Face Profile.

It is easy to draw this ballerina's face in profile. Since the hair is up in a bun you can concentrate on the face. 

Free How To Draw A Woman's Face In Profile Worksheet.

First draw a large circle a little above the center of the page; keep in mind if you put it too low it will make her look short or too high and she will be too tall. A large "L" will form the jaw and front of the face.  I recommend drawing lightly as if your lines were made out of "spider thread" this makes it easy to erase later on. She is looking up and so keep that in mind as you make some simple reference lines across the face. the first reference line will be about half way down for the location of the eyes. half again for the nose and half again for the mouth, but they are not drawn straight across but parallel downward. The ear is tilted back at the top so draw a reference line for that following the same tilt of the face.The ear looks like the letter "D" with a letter "S" inside it. The eye is almost a triangle since you are looking at the side of the eye. Keep the nose and the mouth simple. Draw the details of the face lightly then use a blending tool to smooth everything out. There are very few lines in the face but a lot of shadows so try to do as much shadowing as possible.Do the hair last. Shade in the hair pulling the streaks of shadow in the direction of the hair. Use the blending tool to smooth it out and use an eraser to bring back the highlights. I sketched this portrait in marking pens but you can use any medium.  This one is a good practice project.


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Art lesson Plans for April 7 2011

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Art Lesson Plans April 7, 2011

PRE CLASS: Did any one draw during this last week? (Such as skill builders, long term, other).  What can they show the class?  Positive constructive peer reactions are encouraged, no criticism is acceptable. Honorable mention to Riley Fahs on his RomanTower.

WARM UPS: 1. Texture practice, shading practice with side of pencil to develop gradations as in a cylinder. 2. Circles, (I know- boring- but an important skill they are everywhere). 3. Irregular lines like the top edges of bushes or tree leaves. 4. Shading with the side of the pencil in a “U” pattern and a “C” pattern.

QUICK DRAW CHALLENGE: A small still life is set up with cans, coffee cup and a box of tea, Students draw in 5 minutes time.

CLASS PROJECTS:  It was a nice day so we sketched outdoors at the front of the church. I did a demonstration of drawing steps and the front of the church and how to compose a picture using these elements. We also sketched the flowers in the garden and discussed problems of sketching outdoors in bright sunlight.

TAKE HOME SKILLBUILDERS: Our take home skill builders this week are the Red Baron a WWI Ace, “The defiant” a tree stump with a branch growing back, and a Floral scene of flowers in a old rusty watering can.  Again I was working on these until 1 am and I hope the kids enjoy drawing them. See the blog for additional helpful notes.

LONG TERM PROJECT: Continue to read the Book of Acts and illustrate each chapter. Keep these illustrations in a folder to mount later on. One illustration must be a person.

OUR INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”  1 Corinthians 10:35 NIV.

Whatever we do if it is big or little special or common we must have the attitude that we are doing it for the glory of God. We do not want to offend anybody or cause someone to stumble in their faith. We don’t want to do a sloppy or half hearted job, we don’t want to complain or have a bitter grudge about the project. We want to pay attention to details, do it with a thankful heart, ask His help, and be sure when you are done you can honestly say, “Lord I did this in a way to honor You.”

Let me know if you are interested in joining The Summer Sketchbook Club meeting once a week for 2 hours to sketch outdoors during summer. Let me know which day is better Wednesday or Thursday. Club size is limited, cost is 10.00 per week, and siblings are discounted. (It is a great excuse to get outdoors!)

I am always happy to do a make up lesson at your home. Just get in touch.

(c)Adron Dozat

Drawing a Picture of a Tree Stump a Skill Builder For a Young Artist.

This free printable how to draw worksheet will help give the young artist confidence in drawing. If you can scribble you can sketch this picture. It uses few techniques and is a simple composition with the point of interest centered.

Free how to draw a tree stump worksheet

The first line of every nature drawing should be the horizon. In this picture it is above the center about 70% above the bottom of the page, (or 1/3 down from the top). Use a hard light pencil and draw it with a tight scribble line, like a bunch of bushes or tree tops far away. The point of interest, the tree trunk, is centered in the foreground. It begins with a basic cylinder shape. To draw the roots sketch lightly a bunch of irregular circles across the bottom of the cylinder shape. Draw a few lines to turn the circles into rough rounded triangles for the roots. Draw them longer out from the sides but short and stubby in the middle.

Don't overdraw the trunk at this point; move on to the other features of the picture, so you draw the picture as a whole. Use the same squiggly line and draw the simple silhouette of the bushes and the underside of the trees. Use sharp jagged lines to draw the tree trunks. Use short vertical lines to draw the grass.

The grass in the distance is shortest and in long rows the grass in the foreground is longest and is clumped in groups this makes it interesting.

Shade in the tree trunk using a soft dark pencil on the shadow; use the side of the pencil with short choppy lines going up and down the trunk. Use the point of a hard light pencil to texture the sunny side. Make the shading increase to the dark side of the trunk. Do the same for the trees in the back ground but keep it simpler and use only a hard pencil so it stays lighter.

Don't forget the branch that is growing out of the root on the side of the trunk, this tells the story of the tree. Shade tree leaves darkest at the top and lightest toward the opening this gives the effect of distance. Shade in the bushes under the tree with a light pencil. Use a blending sick to smooth out the pencil shading.

This will be a very inspiring picture when you are done.

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How to Draw The Red Baron a Skill Builder For Young Artist

You can draw the Red Baron even if you are not good at drawing faces, this one it is easy. The helmet and the big mustache are cool and free the artist from some of the problems found in many portraits.

Start with a circle a little above the center of the page you are drawing on. Add the squarish jaw and even though you are going to draw over it draw the neck and shoulders. Sometimes you need to have these references on the page to help control the composition or else the picture takes on a life of it's own and gets away from you.  Draw the reference line vertical up and down the center of the face, this way you keep everything even; and a horizontal reference line half way down for the eyes that way you won't draw one higher than the other. Half way below that draws a reference for the mouth. Many kids will want to get right into drawing the crazy handle bar mustache but I always say save the fun stuff for last. Draw in the ears using the horizontal lines for top and bottom to keep the ears the same on each side of the face. Draw circle for the eyes. I gave him half closed eyes but even though you are going to erase part of the circles draw them in so you keep things even. Keep the eyelids simple they are like two horizontal lines that drop at the ends. The nose is big draw it as circles but use the side of your pencil so you are shading it in instead of drawing it with the point. Make the nose out of shadows and not many lines. Shade in the side of the face that has the shadow making it darker under the jaw. Only after you are happy with the face then do the mustache- it is easy. Draw a light outline of how you want it to be then build it up with lines that go down in the middle and out at the sides. Make the mustache dark since it is a point of interest in the face. The helmet is drawn after the face is done. It is round and mostly done with shading. Only a few zigzag lines in the goggles are needed to give them a glassy look. The jacket collar is lamb's wool use the side of the pencil to shade in the fluff by making squiggles shaped like the letters "C" and "U" and mix in some of the same shapes with the point of the pencil where the light hits it. The rest of the jacket is just black shading.

When you are done everyone will want to see it!  

(c)Adron Dozat

How to Draw Flowers in a Water Pail a Skillbuilder for The Young Artist

This is an easy sketch to do. The watering pail uses very basic shapes and flowers are very easy to dray after you have done a few.

How to draw Flowers in a pail Worksheet

Start by lightly drawing the basic shape of the pail as a half cone then add the circle for the handle.keep it light since your flowers will cover parts of both. The spout is the hardest. Draw it lightly and go over it in a darker pencil when you have it right. There are more than one way to draw flowers I have put a few examples in the diagram, use whatever works for you. Add variety.  Put the darkest shadows around the flowers especially if you are going to use color, then they will be brighter. Put some flowers behind others to make it interesting. Fill in any spare spaces between the flowers with leaves and shadow. Be sure to shadow around the pail so it looks three dimensional . keep the wood table light and just use a few flowing lines and squiggles to give the look of  wood planks. Don't rush through and take your time and you will have a great picture.

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