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NCCCR Class 2011 on basic drawing by Bill LaRocque
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Review
• Importance of practice.
• Drawing with eyes rather than our mind.
• Role of criticism.
• Materials?
To enjoy drawing…Positives Negatives
Interesting subjects Wrong subject: too easy, difficult, boring…
Learning a few tricks: tone, perspective, etc Inner critic – lack of confidence
Concentrating on the “seeing” part Materials too challenging
Keeping the materials simple and handy Attention span
Practice, practice… Outer critics
Light and shadow
• Shadow and light• Contrast
An interesting subject?
Exercise: apple or hammer?
Break…
When to STOP!Your attention/interest span?
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Over EagerNever satisfiedLearning
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A process?
1 Find a subject you really like.
2 Overall outline -- Decide how you want to place the subject on the page
3 Shapes – see/sketch the geometric shapes.
4 Shadows – fill in the heavy medium and light shadows.
5 Details -- draw the details
6 Stop
7 Let it cool off then make final adjustments.
A subject…
Overall outline
Basic shapes
Shadows
Shadows, more
Refinements
Your turn…
Other Resources
• Books on drawing.• Home and web videos.• Private lessons or courses.• Figure (model) drawing.• Art museums and galleries.
Next Class
• Bring photos or actual objects of your favorite subjects.