SKETCHBOOK ASSIGNMENTS
Mrs. Perlman
Ten full page sketchbook drawings are due October 5th. 5 of the
drawings should be perceptual (look at the thing you are drawing). The other
5 drawings can be from your imagination.
An additional 10 full page sketchbook drawings are due on November 9th.
IDEAS FOR DRAWING
* Illustrate your favorite poem
* Draw the contents of a trash can
* Drawing of a house plant (real or artificial)
* Draw an object with a surface texture.
* Draw tools used in certain professions
* Draw a tennis shoe
* draw a grouping of leaves
* Draw something you might find in a department store display
* Draw a large jar and fill it up with something (candy, toys,
rock, etc)
* Design a school desk
* Draw your favorite snack food
* Draw an object melting
* Draw a bowl of fruit, shade it.
* Draw hands holding something
* Draw a mechanical object
* word picture: select a word that bring to mind a mental picture,
* Draw the word as the shape of the object. such as the word
apple in the shape of an apple, or apples spelling out the word.
* Draw popcorn
* Keyhole: what would you see through a key hole
* Using color (no black) and light (white) create a Impressionist style
landscape drawing- remembering to optically mix colors by placing
complements next to each other .
* Transform an object from a realistic view to a Cubist representation
(using several different view points within the same frame) in a progression
of 4 steps.
* Draw yourself using a strong light on one side or angle of your face,
focusing on the shapes of the shadows of your facial features- excellent
shading practice.
* Try several studies of DRAPERY- a towel, shirt, or blanket draped around
or on another object to create lots of wrinkles; focusing on shapes of
folds and creases and the shadows that are created by them.
* Advanced drapery- try the same exercise with a patterned cloth in color.
* Take out a library book on any artist of your choosing and duplicate
their art work. Make a Xerox copy of it for my reference.
* Create a series of drawings of people in motion- playing sports; doing
housework; etc. Try to overlap several views of the action as it progresses-
use light sketchy lines; it will help.
* Design a tattoo for someone particular- a celebrity; teacher; etc.
* Draw from imagination with as many details as possible- if you were
awakened by a crash in the middle of the night; what would it be from ??
* Draw yourself 50 years from now; including your surroundings,
possessions, etc.
* Illustrate a favorite story of yours told by a grandparent; uncle, or
other relative.
* Design a CD cover for a musical group (no gangster rap, peace signs; pot
leaves, or conventional, unoriginal or violent imagery will be accepted!!)
* Draw your greatest fear; your biggest hope; or your dream for your
future.
* Draw a series of animals in motion.
