Week Three: Patterns, Texture, Positive/Negative Space, Proportion

Everyone is doing a great job of overlapping shapes to create depth in your drawings. You're also creating really nice patterns and textures in your drawings.

All of you jumped in and drew an egret while learning about positive and negative space. Last week's highlights would have to be Vicky's jaguar drawing and Diana getting an excellent start at drawing the jaguar. We'll continue working on drawing accurate, realistic proportions.

>>This morning's challenge is to draw the proportions of a puppy. Remember, draw light guidelines for accurate proportions. Look for where the negative space of the white background meets the positive space of the dog's brown head and shoulders. That's where you'll carefully draw contour lines for the edges of its head and shoulders.

>>Reference picture for drawing the puppy: Click here

I've added a section called Expression Session. It's a gallery for your freestyle drawings. Go ahead, express yourself. But remember, the gallery is rated 'G'. And, you can post work in Expression Session only after you've finished your class assignments.


C ya! --Rob

Edna

Edna, you created lots and lots of wonderful drawings last week!! The line work in your drawing of Tonatiuh is a great example of your ability to draw accurate lines and shapes. Overall, the proportions in your drawings are very accurate. Compare you drawings to the reference pictures you were looking at. Excellent job of drawing the contour lines that form the egret. Check to see if the 's' curve in the egret's neck is accurately drawn. You drew very clean contour lines and accurate proportions for the tiger and lizard. Check the sizes of the tiger's ears and fur around its face. Are they accurately drawn?



















Fantastic work in drawing the proportions of the jaguar! Superb overlapping of the body and legs, making its form look natural and 3D. Nice facial features and patterns. Check to see if the curve of the tail is accurate.

Marcos

Excellent! Work! Marcos! The proportions in your drawings are accurately drawn and you did a wonderful job of adding details such as facial features, patterns, and texture. Great job on the contours and proportions of the jaguar. Nice contour edges forming the egret. Compare your drawings to the reference pictures you looked at. Check the size of the tiger's ears. Also check the 's' curve in the egret's neck. Is it accurate?

Leydi

Leydi, you've made fantastic progress in drawing with lines and shapes!!! VERY good job of drawing contour lines to form the jaguar. Nice work of overlapping the body and legs. And you did a great job of drawing the curve in its tail. Excellent job of drawing the patterns and textures on all of your pictures. Great start with drawing a realistic egret. Compare your drawing to the reference picture you were looking at. Is the 's' curve in the egret's neck accurately drawn? Is the form of the body the same?

Jacob B.

The overall proportions you've drawn for el tigre, the egret, lizard, and jaguar are looking very good!!! You did an excellent job of drawing patterns and textures on your pictures, Jacob. Your contour lines do a nice job of capturing the form of the egret. Compare your drawings to the reference pictures you were looking at. Check the size of the tiger's ears and the distance between them. Are they accurate? Also, check the accuracy of the 's' curve of the egret's neck and the form of its body.

Jacob V.

EXCELLENT use of lines, shapes, and tones in your drawing of Tonatiuh!! I really like the style of line work that you're developing, Jacob! I know that you were drawing an awesome tiger and jaguar in class last week, but I forgot to take your sketchbook last week. So, I'll post those drawings next week. Great start on drawing a realistic egret. Compare your drawings to the reference pictures. Are the proportions of the egret's head and body accurately drawn?

Erik

Your line work continues to develop wonderfully, Erik!! The proportions on your tiger and jaguar are well drawn. Great job of overlapping the body and legs on the jaguar, making it look 3D. The patterns and textures are VERY accurately drawn. Great start at drawing a realistic egret. Compare your drawings to the reference pictures you were looking at. Is the neck of the egret drawn accurately? Is the proportion of the lizard's body, compared to its head, drawn accurately?