Drawing is a large category of art which results when a mark making tool makes a mark on a surface. Mark making tools can include everything from Pencil, Charcoal, Colored Pencil, Crayons, Markers, and Ink to Sand/Dirt and Metal. The resulting marks can include Calligraphic or Graphic Images.
Drawing
Drawing is a large category of art which results when a mark making tool makes a mark on a surface. Mark making tools can include everything from Pencil, Charcoal, Colored Pencil, Crayons, Markers, and Ink to Sand/Dirt and Metal. The resulting marks can include Calligraphic or Graphic Images.Examples:
Articles:
Blogs:
8 Drawing Exercises that Every Artist Should Practice:A guide to simple drawing exercises to build proficiency drawing.
http://todayinart.com/2009/12/22/8-drawing-exercises-that-every-artist-should-practice/
Make Your Own Scratchboard (ala Scratch Off Ticket Tutorial):
A tutorial for the creation of scratch off tickets which can be expanded to form homemade scratch board or interactive sections of artwork. This post includes textual instruction.
http://www.sayyestohoboken.com/2009/07/diy-scratch-off-tickets.html
Books:
Edwards, B. (1986). Drawing on the Artist Within. New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc.Sale, T, & Claudia, B. (2004). Drawing: A Contemporary Approach. Belmont,CA: Thompson Wadsworth.
Handouts:
About Ball Point PensDescription, History and Usage Guide
http://www.ehow.com/about_5033025_ball-point-pens.html
Drawing Hands:
Description of hand parts and structure.
http://www.cedarseed.com/fire/handstut.html
Illustrated Glossary of Drawing Words and Terms:
Description of drawing vocabulary with images.
http://www.drawspace.com/lessons/view_lesson.php?id=a01
What are Oil Pastels?
Description, History, and Usage Guide
http://www.ehow.com/about_5047687_oil-pastels.html
What are the Parts of a Calligraphy Pen?
Description of Parts (sorry no pictures)
http://www.ehow.com/facts_4856266_what-parts-calligraphy-pen.html
PowerPoint Presentations:
Video Tutorials:
Webpages:
A Life Time of Color (Tutorial/Activities):One Point Perspective:
Basic Introduction/Review of One Point Perspective with good illustrations and simple language.
http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=2,1,1,8Two Point Perspective:
Basic Introduction/Review of Two Point Perspective with good illustrations and simple language.
http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=2,1,1,15Marker and Tracing Paper Activity:
Simple activity where students draw on tracing paper, color with markers and then smudge with tissue paper. Intriguing results.
http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=2,1,1,14Thumbnail Sketches:
Introduction to why and how to use thumbnail sketches.
http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=2,1,1,133-D Forms:
Basic geometric shape construction, good 3-D project starter activity.
http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=2,1,1,1Facial Proportions:
Over simplified directions for the creation of a face, good for beginner looking for guidelines.
http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=2,1,1,5Contour Line Drawing:
Describes basic contour line drawing information with examples of is and is not drawings.
http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=2,1,1,3Blind Contour Line Drawing:
Describes the reasons for blind contour and how to set up blind contour drawings.
http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=2,1,1,2Shades and Tints with Colored Pencils:
Good images of mixing tints and shades with colored pencils.
http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=2,1,1,12
Art is Fun:
An index of drawing and painting lessons on subject, style, and media.
http://www.art-is-fun.com/painting-lessons.html
Artshow:
An index of drawing resources and related links.
http://www.artshow.com/resources/drawing.html
Art Studio Chalkboard:
Perspective, Shading & Composition Tutorials and Information
http://studiochalkboard.evansville.edu/draw.html
Drawing Development in Children:
A Brief overview of Victor Lowenfeld and Betty Edwards
http://www.learningdesign.com/Portfolio/DrawDev/kiddrawing.html
Drawing in One Point Perspective:
Very Simple Interactive Exercise with One Point Perspective:
http://www.olejarz.com/arted/perspective/index.html
Drawspace.com:
Drawing Lessons on line divided by skill level. Also, vocabulary guides and terms.
http://www.drawspace.com/
eHow:
How to Make Invisible Ink:
Use Lemon Juice and a Hair Dryer to embed secrets in your art
http://www.ehow.com/how_5028360_make-invisible-ink-kids.htmlHow to Make Invisible Ink:
Two methods (Method 1- Steps 1-4 & Method 2- Steps 5-8) for embedding secrets in your art:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5500458_make-invisible-ink-kids.htmlHow to Use Prismacolor Pencils:
Basic How to for the use and blending of colored pencils.
http://www.ehow.com/how_4854851_use-prismacolor-pencils.html
EOL:
German (Translated) Beginner Drawing Online Tutorial:
Step by Step Webquest to learn the basics of drawing realistically.
http://gemutlichkeit.org/
Learn to Draw and Paint:
Charcoal and Crayon:
How to use charcoal and crayons to draw- each discussed separately.
http://www.learn-to-draw-and-paint.com/charcoal-crayon.htmlPastels:
How to use chalk pastels- Author calls them Pastel paintings although they are really drawings.
http://www.learn-to-draw-and-paint.com/pastel-painting.html
Marvin Bartel's Portrait & Figure Drawing:
Introduces figure and portraiture with helpful teaching tips and activities.
http://www.bartelart.com/arted/figure&portrait.html
Mike Sibley- Fine Arts:
Answer and Fact-Finder:
See the answer and Fact Finder section at bottom of the introduction for techniques, terms, tools guides, etc.
http://www.sibleyfineart.com/tipsndx.htmNegative Drawing:
Tutorial for using negative space to design a drawing, shifting focus off of object. http://www.sibleyfineart.com/tutorial--draw-grass.htmHow To Draw an Ellipse:
Introductory piece with references to perspective on how to draw an ellipse.
http://www.sibleyfineart.com/tutorial--draw-ellipses.htm
Stanislav Prokopenko: Tutorials
Blog postings from Prokopenko about drawing various features of the human body.
Eyes
http://www.stanprokopenko.com/blog/2009/05/draw-eyes/Ears
http://www.stanprokopenko.com/blog/2009/07/draw-ears/Hair
http://www.stanprokopenko.com/blog/2010/03/draw-hair/Head Multiple Angles
http://www.stanprokopenko.com/blog/2009/05/draw-head-any-angle/Lips
http://www.stanprokopenko.com/blog/2009/07/draw-lips/Nose
http://www.stanprokopenko.com/blog/2009/06/draw-nose/
The Studio:
Webquest designed by three students in Alberta, Canada, Maryland, US, and Singapore, China about the basics of realistically drawing the face and figure.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C005470F/technique/index.html
Created By Danielle Slentz and Rachel Stockbridge
Fall 2009