Basic Drawing

Description

In Basic Drawing, students will experiment with several different art materials and tools to see what each tool can do best. Students will explore ordinary things around them to become more observant of the structures and meanings of things which can be seen in your their home and community. Your work will be your own study of the forms, textures, movements, and patterns of the things that you see every day. 

 Each project and each lesson is based on the one before it; so always do the lessons in the order they are given. Be sure to follow the directions exactly regarding which materials, sizes, and subject matter to use for each project. Each lesson will be a study of a new way of drawing. The examples given will show only the method and materials to be used, never the same subject or size as the project assigned. The examples are never to be copied. An example will only show one way of using the technique described. By becoming more observant, by experimenting with new materials, and by exploring a variety of methods, students will continue to grow in artistic skill and enjoyment. Beyond fundamental skills are various levels of creativity. Each lesson provides room for expressing the technical skill learned in a unique, creative way. 

Required Materials: 

• 1 drawing pencil, 2B 

• 1 round hair brush #10 
• 1 bottle India Ink, black 
• 1 Pilot Varsity Pen, self-contained black ink 
• 2 conté crayons: white, black 
• 1 Art gum eraser 

• 1 white, wax Crayola crayon 
• 40 sheets white drawing paper, 9×12 
• 5 sheets construction paper, 9×12, black 
• 15 sheets grey construction paper, 9×12 
• 14 large envelopes, 10 x 13 

• 2 sheets white watercolor paper (rough, heavy, stiff) 
• 2 sheets rice paper 9 1/2 x12 (soft, translucent) 
• 25 sheets newsprint, 9×12 
• 1 bottle white glue (obtain locally)