Renaissance ninjas drawing lessons for 2nd graders

Who are they really?Who are they really?

Leonardo da Vinci

Do you know who this is?

What do you notice?

Where is the painting lightest?

Where is it darkest?

What do you notice?

Do you know anyone who

looks like her?

What does Proportions mean? How can it help to

know proportions

when drawing a person?

What was he inventing?

Michelangelo

The Sistine Chapel - and Michelangelo did not like to paint!

The other side of the Sistine Chapel. Can you see the people? How big do you think the people in the paintings are?

The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. What do you notice?How big to you think the people in these paintings are? (Hint: the ceiling is very high)

How does this painting make you feel?What do you think is happening?

Do you see David? How big do you think he is?

Do you see the chisel marks? Do you see the

drill marks?

Is the man coming out of the stone

or is the stone

turning into a man?

Donatello

How is Donatello’s David

different from Michelangelo’s

David?

Look at those paws!

What do you feel

when yousee this?

Raphael

Would you like to go to this school?

Donatello added Michelangelo to his painting after seeing the Sistine Chapel

What do you notice?

Let’s draw – and mirror write

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Now draw yourself!