Judith Shares Lesson 4, Part 1 Drawing -Two Tips for Accurate Drawing from Lfe from Richard Robinson

I know drawing from nature ...life can be Challenging so I am always
for excellent ideas to simplify the process.

This morning I found an excellent Tip from Richard Robinson on YouTube.

Wherever you are if you are not painting you can be drawing.  So Practice!

Here it goes.

First Way  Measure with your arm fully extended with brush or pencil perpendicular to you.

Hold your brush  or pencil out full length in front of you perpendicular to you.
Then turning your body toward the shape you want to draw tilt you brush (pencil) to follow the  angle of the edge of the form.

Without tilting your arm move your body to face the canvas or paper  concentrate and  continue holding the tilt of the brush (pencil) as you move toward your foundation.

Paint or draw that angle.

Second way  Think clock

Ask your self if the angle is at what clock time 1, 3,  10 etc.
Then draw  a line at that angle.

Watch this video to see this demonstrated.....



Make sure you read and watch the lesson and then practice on 5 drawings or paintings  with these techniques before you answer the questions for this lesson below.

Lesson 3, Part 2- Principles of Design

Last week we reviewed the elements of design.   This week we will look at the principles that describe and effect the compositional power of the respective elements.
 In class we  discussed these principles.  Also the book "You Can Do It" by Tony Couch gives an explaination of these principles in operation.

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Elements of Design Lesson 3, Part 1

There are seven elements of Design.  We discussed them in class twice this summer.

As you may know I had a wonderful learning apportunity to study with Derek Davis this summer for several hours up in Cedarburg.  He is an experienced and award winning artist who has given much thought to painting.

Even though he is primarily an oil painter, he recommended two watercolor teachers because of their excellent instruction on  artist intent and composition.  They were Edgar Whitney and Tony Couch.  One particular book by Tony Couch called "You Can Do It."   I reccomend that book to you.  I purchased mine on Amazon at a very reasonable price....under $10.

If you were in class you should be able to answer these questions below.  HOWEVER if you were not in class you could get the answers and an explaination from those students who came to class and took notes.  Or you could get the book and read it yourself.


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