sketchbook
heather accurso
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student work - sketchbook examples
ballpoint pen, felt tip pen or drawing pencil on paper
approximately 30 x 23 cm
in
fundamentals of drawing,
life drawing and advanced
drawing students drew six or more full pages of particular subjects
every two to three weeks for homework.
they were encouraged to view complex forms
(people, architecture and animals)
as pure shape, to scribble them down quickly with energetic gestural line.
beach people
moving subjects help artists concentrate on basic geometric structure - there's no time to get lost in detail.
tiger, relaxing
working the page, creating a meaningful dynamic composition is part of the power of a sketch.
horse
a complex, well-drawn subject can stand alone and centered.
denser, darker line conveys shadow and dark values, lighter line - lighter values and light.
backyard
marina city towers
in class, students drew a changing still-life (1.5 minutes per arrangement) of brown paper bags in preperation for quick drawings of architecture. this trained them to instinctively check negative spaces and to compare heights, widths and angles.