Our middle school students wrapped up their 4-week, Level 1 course with a very productive session of drawing things from real life. They explored using woodless graphite pencils and compressed charcoal sticks. Classes took place on Saturday mornings in our new studio/classroom.
Students made quick sketches of squash and pumpkins in various positions as they studied curved contours and 'roundness'. Above left are studies in pencil by Megan. To the right is her large-format, finished charcoal drawing.
Moshe cranked out various squash studies (above left). And to the right, is his large contour drawing of the squash and smaller skull sketches.
Hannah put together a number of excellent studies (above left) of the squash, skull, and a banana peel (she got hungry from all the drawing!). And she finished the day with a wonderful large-format charcoal drawing.
Hannah also made an amazingly accurate contour rear-view drawing of the skull (above left) and finished a piece from her imagination that she started last week.
Above left is Megan's cross-hatch drawing from the previous week, and to the right is Hannah's cross-hatch work. Students started with a smaller study sketch; then took it to large-format paper while keeping the same proportions. They cross-hatched lines to create textures and tones.
The crew (above left) took a break to pose with Bob the skull (each group has their own special name for the skull). As Moshe was working on some concept sketches, Megan commented that his spacecraft looked like a toaster. From then on, everyone's drawings looked like toasters. Our next session will be even more fun and challenging as we explore concept drawing.
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