Asterisk* with three ways to shade
As in this previous lesson, we practiced three different ways to create value and shade with pencil. In this drawing, made with 7th grade students, we … Read more
Artist Trading Card Global Swap 2016 from Italy
With great pleasure I publish here the Artist Trading Cards, created by ten Italian Schools which took part with me in the project Artist Trading … Read more
Curls, springs, or twisted ribbons?
Another exercise on value realized in the 7th grade classes was this drawing of curled ribbons. The method is very simple and the realism of … Read more
Cool landscape
On a mixed media background I’ve found a frozen landscape… I enjoyed to draw little houses, bridges and windows, following the colors on the background.
Mixed media portraits by Picasso
The style of Picasso portraits is unmistakable: the figures fall apart and are recomposed in his paintings, overturning all the canons and the proportions of … Read more