DRAWING TECHNIQUES

It is always a good idea to use the Blocking in technique to produce a drawing. Blocking in means that you use basic shapes to get it easier to make a drawing. These basic shapes, such as triangles, circles, rectangles...are used for sketching and after doing it you can fill in the details and volume by shading.

We are going to draw a kitten, that´s a young cat, following the steps given on the video.
You can sketch other animals in a similar way. Why don´t we give it a try?
I will also give you a handout as a guide, and we will play with the new words related to technique, lines and the animal itself .
Here you have a study set about lines that I have made using Quizlet.
Don´t forget about choosing other study options (there are quite a few).
And what about a brief quiz using GeoGebra?
You will only need a blank sheet of paper and two pencils, the intermediate or HB for sketching, and the softer and darker one, B2, for shading.
Even though all of your drawings look different, somehow all of them are beatiful.
You manage to do it really well. Remember  that this is your first aproach to this technique. Next time you´ll find it easier,  I promise!

How to draw a Kitten on PhotoPeach HOMEWORK

I wonder if you could do it even better. Try to draw another animal following similar steps. I like this Yorkie but its up to you to choose a different animal between all that you can find in this playlist.
You´ve got a whole week to do it at your own pace.

I´ll collect all your works of art during the second week of November.
And this is the final result. Bravo!!!

Drawing animals on PhotoPeach