Great to be drawing with Watsonville Community Sketchers! Right away, we got started with measuring accurate proportions (sizes of shapes compared to other shapes). Another basic skill we learned is how to hold the pencil on its side and using the whole arm while drawing. Warm-ups by Jasmine (upper left) and Alisa (upper right).
While looking at reference lesson pictures, students got into drawing with lines and shapes as they looked for accurate proportions. Alisa's sketch of the toucan (above, left) shows her accurate eye for proportions. Yasmin's crab (upper right) are wonderful examples of how to sketch accurate proportions.
Students also learned the importance of sketching light guidelines and drawing on top of mistakes. Rozy's sketch of the puffer fish (upper left) shows how she drew on top of mistakes before finishing with darker outlines. Her fish on the right shows her guidelines as she looked for the overall shape of its body.
We started pushing to the next level of observational drawing: showing depth and 3D form. Jasmine overlapped the front legs of the frog to show depth in her drawing, and Yvonne's jaguar shows the angle and 3D form of its body.
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