Drawing

Shape Lesson

Sometimes it is hard to look at something 3 dimensional and see the 2 dimensional shapes that make it up. This exercise, using tracing paper, will help to block out the details and really see the shapes!

Ages 8 and up.

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How to Draw a Windmill

I took some students out to draw the lovely Fabyan Windmill in Geneva, Illinois and recorded the steps we took to draw it. This project is nice in pencil or ink. You can add colored pencil to it by observing the actual picture at the Fabyan Windmill site.

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Contour Line Drawing Exercise

This exercise will develop your eye-hand coordination and help you to draw more accurate outlines of objects.

Ages 8 and up.

contour_line_drawing.pdf
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Shadows and Shading

Let's try and see the basic shapes in these apples and draw them. Then we will make them look 3-dimensional with shading techniques.

Ages 8 and up.

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Using Drawing Grids

Did you ever want to accurately draw a complicated subject but found it difficult? Try one of these drawing grids used by artists for centuries.

Ages 11 and up.

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Quick Sketch of Birds

Quick sketching is an effective drawing exercise and should be practiced regularly by aspiring artists of all ages. Moving your whole arm smoothly and swiftly is the goal.

Ages 8 and up.