Three spheres, three shadings, a pattern
In this exercise, we experience different ways to create a shadow as we had already done in a previous lesson. In this case we … Read more
Pattern with radial drawings
In Architecture and Design, a Pattern is a decorative design, as for wallpapers, made up of elements in a regular arrangement. Using the drawings in radial … Read more
Drawing a female face
With 8th grade students, we have created a pencil drawing of a woman’s face, starting from a geometric model in order to have the correct … 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
Flowers in bowl…
The inside of the bowls is an excuse to draw sketches of flowers that glide like shadows into the concave surface. The bowls become containers … Read more
Ribbons interwoven with a common thread
The exercise of entwined ribbons already experienced in a previous lesson, it is made more complicated! I’ve found this idea on one of my favorite … Read more
Wanderer above the Sea of…?
In the wonderful Romantic work of art “Wanderer above the Sea of Fog” painted in 1817 by Caspar David Friedrich, a man looks out from … Read more
How to clean up
How to clean up the working tools after use? We know that, especially when we paint, it is inevitable to have plates, cups and paintbrushes … Read more
Experience the Comics!
The Comics is a very complex topic to deal with students, its implementation needs the ability to represent figure, landscape, perspective, movement, facial expressions, onomatopoeia, … Read more
Zentangle circles and gradations
Another exercise carried out about tonal gradations in 8th grade classes. As in the previous exercise about shades of gray “Collaborative project in monochrome mixed … Read more
Participation in the opera “Aida”
Opera Domani is a project for the opera productions, introduced by educational paths. With our school we attended the performance of the opera “Aida -Love is … Read more
Shape and abstraction: drawings inspired by Harold Hollingsworth
Inspired by the works of Harold Hollingsworth, these drawings started from a recognizable form (the letters of our name) and then have been cut out into … Read more