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Preparing for a week of upcoming lessons... Starting with the watercolor lessons I am giving my private lesson students on Wednesday. We are going all out with watercolor! (My new favorite)
Quote: Art & Soul
"Art is the essence of our souls. Bringing that out in a child - their heart and soul - is a magical task. What we are doing matters." - JS
Live Long, and Prosper
In a private lesson with a student this past summer, we studied hands and gestures.
I gave him the choice of a hand position of his choosing and he chose quite a good one.
The famous Star trek sign meaning "Live long and Prosper."
As seen below:
I gave him the choice of a hand position of his choosing and he chose quite a good one.
The famous Star trek sign meaning "Live long and Prosper."
As seen below:
We started by identifying sections of the hand and the proportions of the hand
on the paper compared to his actual hand.
on the paper compared to his actual hand.
Like this:
I like having my students draw the planes of the hands first and then "shave off" the
excess surfaces and corners to create the smooth roundness of the fingers and palm.
This is just done by erasing and re-drawing the corners and certain areas.
excess surfaces and corners to create the smooth roundness of the fingers and palm.
This is just done by erasing and re-drawing the corners and certain areas.
You can see this method utilized below.
See the extra faint lines of where I "shaved off" the corners?
I have seen that it is always easier to take away than add on.
Perhaps my years of working with other materials has influenced this technique,
but nonetheless, it works!
Perhaps my years of working with other materials has influenced this technique,
but nonetheless, it works!
Sketch of hand by Ethan Martin, age 13
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