Week Three: Positive and Negative Space, Form

On Tuesday we got into seeing and drawing positive and negative space. The 'chair' warm-up lesson made everyone a little crazy. But I was really impressed to see everyone work through the challenges of learning about positive and negative space while drawing the egret. It will be valuable knowledge for the remaining weeks ahead.

Left: Drawing by Pedro

Check it out: We've got some VERY cool new drawings by Pedro and Carlos posted in eXpReSsiOn sEsSiOn!

Keep drawing in your free time, everyone. You've got the skills!! Get ideas for drawing your favorite animals or flowers from the Internet or magazines. Or try drawing a design from your imagination.

See you on Tuesday! --Rob

Leydi

After learning about positive and negative space and contour lines you've taken your drawing to a new level, Leydi!! You accurately drew contour lines showing the realistic form of the egret. You did a fantastic job of drawing the 's' curve of its neck and the details of its face and beak. The gray tones for shading and details of feathers makes it look very natural. Great work on the contour line drawing of the flower! The edges that form the petals look very realistic. Nice work on the positive/negative chair warm-up sketch.



Keep drawing in your free time, Leydi. Your eye for accuracy keeps improving every time you draw! I know that you enjoy drawing. Your own style is starting to show in your work. Keep developing it... get ideas for drawing your favorite animals or flowers from the Internet or magazines. Or try making designs from your imagination and combine the with realistic drawings.

Moises

Welcome back to class, Moises! You got right into it with an awesome drawing of the egret! The contour lines that form its body are very well drawn. And you did a great job of adding details such as its beak and feathers. The gray tones are a really nice touch. You stayed in the zone to crank out a wonderful drawing of the tulip! Excellent work on drawing very natural looking contour lines and details forming the petals. Great work on the positive/negative chair warm-up drawing.



Keep drawing in your free time, Moises. You're developing a really cool drawing style! Keep it going. Get ideas for drawing your favorite animals or flowers from the Internet or magazines. Or try drawing a design from your imagination.

Oliver

Welcome back to the Salinas Sketchers, Oliver!! You got back into it with and excellent drawing of the egret! Great job in sketching the overall form of its body. The contour lines forming its head, neck, and body are well drawn. Its beak and facial features are look very natural. And the proportions (sizes of shapes compared to other shapes) are accurately drawn. The gray tones show the 3D form of the bird. Nice work on the positive/negative chair warm-up drawing.

Keep drawing in your free time, Oliver. Get ideas for drawing your favorite animals or flowers from the Internet or magazines. Or try drawing a design from your imagination.

Pedro

Great sketching style, Pedro!! I really like how you quickly sketched light guidelines for the overall form of the egret; then you continued with darker contour lines forming its head and body. Excellent job in capturing the 's' curve of its neck. Your ability to sketch quickly and accurately will benefit you as you continue drawing from real life. Nice job on the positive/negative chair warm-up drawing.

Keep drawing in your free time, Pedro. You definitely have the desire to put your drawing skills to work for your future! I'm hoping to see some of your coolest work to post in eXpReSsiOn sEsSiOn. Stay focused on developing your drawing style, man!

Carlos

Great job of drawing the positive and negative space showing the form of the egret. I know you sketched this quickly, Carlos, and you drew accurate proportions and contour edges forming its head, neck, and body. Excellent work in drawing the 's' curve of its neck. Nice job with the positive/negative chair warm-up drawing.

Keep drawing in your free time, Carlos. I can see that drawing is a very big part of your life. You should be looking for ways to develop and apply your drawing skills to your future. Your working on the Aztec god drawing this week. Would be cool to see your sketches of the Aztec calendar, too. Keep drawing, Carlos! "...just your imagination.."

Ruby

You got into the zone and produced a really nice drawing of the flower. You were very confident when drawing its contour edges and it shows in the graceful, clean lines. Keep working in this direction; it's a really cool drawing style. Great job with the positive/negative chair warm-up drawing.

Keep drawing in your free time, Ruby. Your skills keep improving! Get ideas for drawing your favorite animals or flowers from the Internet or magazines. Or try drawing a design from your imagination.