After pencil warm-ups, everyone got into drawing guidelines for basic shapes...
Working from reference lesson pictures, students learned to correct sizes of proportions (the sizes of shapes compared to other shapes) by sketching on top of mistakes. Francisco's drawing of the crab (above, left) shows changes in the position and size of the crab's claws. Jared's toucan sketch shows excellent use of light guidelines for accurate proportions of the body compared to the head.
Arturo's toucan study sketches (above) show his use of guidelines as he searched for accurate proportions, compared to the reference picture. Overall, he improved the proportions of the head and body. Great job of adding light and dark tones.
As we made our way through the lessons, everyone started gaining control of their line work. Erika's toucan (above, left) shows lighter guidelines before final outlines. Cristian's toucan (above, right) shows a keen eye for accurate proportions.
The overall shape of the puffer fish can be tricky to capture. Francisco's guidelines nail down accurate shapes. We also got into overlapping shapes to show depth of space, as in the frog drawn by Francisco.
To view everyone's sketches and reference pictures...
