Weeks 5 & 6: Form, Contours, and Getting Abstract

We used lines, shapes and patterns to get into abstract drawing. Students also ventured into drawing realistic form and contour lines.  Welcome back to returning sketchers from last year: Kevin, Enrique, Juan, and Aris. Scroll down to view everyone's drawings.

Referring to artwork by artists such as Kandinsky and Mondrian for ideas, students came up with their own amazing abstract compositions. Shown clockwise, starting upper left, are drawings by Arturo, Victor, Erika, and Cristian
 

Students also began drawing realistic form and contour edges. Victor's wolf (upper left) shows how he began with basic shapes of the wolf's body. Enrique's sketch shows natural looking contour edges of the wolf.

Francisco used ink for his contour drawing of the flowers. And Aris put together accurate proportions and realistic contour lines of the dragonfly.

Click 'Read more' below to view everyone's drawings...

Cristian

Tight composition!!!

Erika

Wonderful balance of shapes and colors in your abstract composition. Nice start on the flower sketch!

Aris

Nice to have you drawing again! Your eye for accurate proportions has improved.

Kevin

Welcome back! Way to get started with a cool abstract composition.

Jazmin

Excellent use of color and shapes! Really like how you used looser, freer line work in the composition without color.

Francisco

Superb line work! Both drawings show your ability to draw from observation and from imagination.

Juan

Nice details in the drawing of the face. Great start in your abstract composition.

Enrique

Your first day back in drawing got off to a great start! Awesome how you put together a sketches from observation and imagination during the same hour.

Arturo

Really nice drawings, man! Both of these pieces show that you're working hard at improving your skills!

Victor

You've really been in the zone the past couple of weeks! Your abstract composition shows real focus on details. And you've got an excellent start on drawing accurate proportions of the wolf.