Pencil warm-ups (above, left and right) by H. and Ricky.
Great to be back with the Salinas Sketchers! This group of new drawing students jumped in and started learning about measuring accurate proportions. We also learned about holding the pencil on its side and using the whole arm while drawing.
While looking at reference lesson pictures, students learned about proportions (the sizes of shapes compared to other shapes). Ricky's sketch of the toucan (above, left) shows his accurate eye for proportions. Dangelo's toucan shows excellent control of his line work and nice application of lighter and darker tones.
Students also learned the importance of sketching light guidelines and drawing on top of mistakes. The sketch of the toucan by H. is a great example of sketching accurate guidelines before adding darker outlines. Dangelo's puffer fish shows his correction to the overall shape of its body.
Highlight of the day: While learning how to show depth of space by overlapping the frog's legs, Marcello started to gain control of holding the pencil on its side for an excellent sketch (above, left). Deontay got into the Zone and started putting together accurate proportions in his drawing (above, right).
To view everyone's sketches and reference pictures...
