We had a wonderful first session in Beginner's Pencil Drawing class, testing out our supplies and trying out techniques.
I asked everyone to bring in a small object they loved, and we tried drawing it from memory first (my demo is below), then drawing it from observation (above).
What a huge difference using our eyes made in seeing the real form and details!
This was my object - a piece of wood that looks like an award a fairy might give a child for swiftly racing down a woodland trail.
We also played with blind contour drawing to connect our eyes and hands. We only looked at the object we were drawing, and never at our papers. The result? Weird drawings, yet within the chaos were real, alive lines describing part of what we drew. Below is my blind drawing of a feather.
After the blind drawing, we were all practiced up, and allowed ourselves to steal quick glances at our papers so that we could align everything in a more organized way.
Many thanks to my students for their willingness to try new things and for their enthusiasm!
Looking forward to our next class!
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