Foundations of Drawing

Welcome
Lesson 1: Why We Choose to Draw Helen Keller: Three Days to See
Three Days to Draw -Questions?
I: Materials
Preparing Your Drawing Materials
4 Topics
Watch Video: How to Sharpen your Pencil in Three Ways
Watch Video: Different Types of Erasers
Art History Reference Image: Preparing your Materials
Activity: Sharpen your Pencils and Erasers
Sargent’s Pencil Grip Activity
II: Beginning to Draw with Shapes
Pencil Gradation
3 Topics
Watch Videos: All About Pencils and Dynamic Range
Vocabulary Review: Your Drawing Materials
Activity: Make your Own Gradation Chart
III: Perspective 3D Shapes
Drawing Shapes
3 Topics
Watch Video: Pencil Grips
Watch Video: Drawing Shapes
Activity: Practice Drawing Different Shapes
Drawing a Sphere: Relative Values
4 Topics
Watch Video: How to Draw a Sphere
Art History Reference Images: Drawing the Sphere
Vocabulary: Drawing the Sphere
Activity: Draw a Sphere
GEOMETRIC ESSENCE
Drawing a Cube: Light Source
4 Topics
Watch Video: How to Draw A Cube
Art History Reference Images: How to Draw a Cube
Associated Vocabulary and Concepts
Activity: Draw a Cube
Drawing a Cylinder: Flow of Light
4 Topics
Watch Video: How to Draw A Cylinder
Vocabulary and Concepts: Flow of Light
Watch Video: Art History Reference
Activity: Draw a Cylinder
Additional Courses
Drawing a Cone: Volumetric Form
3 Topics
Watch Video: How to Draw A Cone
Draw An Upside Down Cone
Activity: Draw a Cone
Geometric Essence -Shapes in Perspective
3 Topics
Watch Video: Geometric Essences
Art History References: Geometric Essence
Activity: Geometric Essence
Geometric Essence: How to find shapes in Still Life Paintings and Portraits
3 Topics
Watch Video: How to find Shapes in Still Life and Portraiture
Art History Reference Images: Shapes in Still life Painting
Watch Video: How to Find Shapes in Still Life Painting
What’s Coming Next?
Vocabulary Quiz: Drawing a Sphere
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Foundations of Drawing Geometric Essence -Shapes in Perspective
Neptune's Horses -Walter Crane (1910)
Neptune’s Horses -Walter Crane (1910)
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