Daily Sketchbook 4/21

This is your image inspiration to draw IN PENCIL ONLY today.

Begin by designating the next blank double page spread with this guy on the left hand side page. Draw him as realistically as possible. Do not expect to completely finish.

We will be working on this image and double page spread for multiple days so DO NOT draw anything else on these two pages.

Remember, pencil only. Also, ONLY USE AN IPAD FOR REFERENCING THE PHOTO. So if you are reading this on your phone, walk over and get an ipad please. Prop it up on your desk for reference.

Daily Sketchbook 4/19

Mindful Moment for y'all today.
Let's do this to this.

Daily Sketchbook 4/15

AOTM!

Walton Ford version.

As always you can get all the info you need on Canvas.

Below is another really great video on our AOTM.

Visual Update April 14

I took just a few photos in class yesterday so you can see what some of the process looks like.

Daily Sketchbook 4/13

Before and After...
Go back to a previous daily sketchbook prompt and take a photo of the entire page.
Add to that page to make it more visually interesting and/or complete.
Take an after picture and stitch/combine the two images together so that I can see both at the same time.
Upload this to Canvas.


You can easily combine two images together by inserting them from the camera roll in procreate on the iPads and then exporting that image back to the camera roll to upload to canvas. I would strongly prefer for you to use the iPads for this purpose.

Daily Sketchbook 4/11

Draw an object floating.

How do we know it is floating? What about the context tells us this is the case.
Avoid the most obvious options such as a balloon in the air by itself.

Use any media you like but make it LOOK like you spent at least 13 solid minutes on the image.

Congressional Art Contest Deadline

Just a reminder that the Congressional Art Contest Deadline is appraoching. If you are choosing to submit work, please go online and get everything done.
As always, if you need help, let me know.

Daily Sketchbook 3/31

Get out your pen and ink (yes, that classic dip pen).
Get ready to use stipple only.
Get ready to NOT draw out your image ahead of time in pencil (or ink, even).
So...
working straight with ink, and from your imagination/memory, draw an image based off one of the following "F" words:

Flower
or
Face
or
Fowl

Have fun and Draw!

Yes, I understand that you won't "finish" this in 15 minutes, but it gives you an excellent start for a future daily sketchbook page!

Also, since tomorrow is the spirit rally and the last day of the grading period and Friday and all of that and so much more you may choose to not do the daily sketchbook and I will not penalize you for it so you can say thank you and smile and be happier than usual because you are awesome and you like to make my life happy too :)

Daily Sketchbook 3/29

Create a list of objects that start with the letter "M". Brainstorm with your table mates and try to get as many as you can in just one or two minutes.

I will release the remainder of the information as soon as everyone has their list done and is in a position to let me know they are ready to go.


Take the idea of one of these objects and draw one of them for your daily sketchbook from memory as detailed as you can.

Some New Creativity

I've run across a couple more fun creative projects/artists recently that I thought some of you might find interesting.
First up there are these wonderful and funky birdhouses. They come from Thomas Dambo and are primarily using recycled materials. If you search around his website you'll see that he has been working on this project for a while and clearly has others supporting his creativity and endeavors.
Pretty great stuff.

Next up are The Coffee Monsters. I mean, you know that I love coffee, so wandering upon this work was just fun. Pure pleasure. If you take some separate things that already exist and combine them in a different way, that's all creativity is. You don't need fancy materials or expensive media. You do need the willingness to be aware and with what is in front of you though, and that is probably my favorite thing about these little pieces.
If you are interested you can follow along with Stefan and his Coffee Monsters HERE.