Drawing Tools
Let's learn how to draw by starting with the basics.
Drawing Tools
Lesson 1: Everything starts with a dot
The mark that a pen creates on the paper is a dot.
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If you connect two dots, you create a line.
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This line can be straight, or the line might be curvy or zig-caged.
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Lesson 2: Perspective Drawing
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Perspective Objects closer to us look bigger than objects farther away; this is called perspective. Look at the image. The houses appear bigger in the foreground and smaller in the background. |
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Activity 1
Choose two objects with the same size, place them next to each other and draw them.
Then, place one further away, and draw them as they appear to you.
Activity 2
One Point Perspective Drawing
Draw a point in the middle of your paper. This is the vanishing point.
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Draw as many construction lines as needed. Follow the image above.
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Draw a set of objects between the lines so they are bigger in the foreground, and get smaller in the background.
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Lesson 4: Positive and Negative Space
Positive vs Negative
Positive space is the space an object takes up; negative space is the space around the object.
For example, in a room, the positive space is the furniture, and the negative space is where there is no furniture or other objects.
Positive space is the space an object takes up; negative space is the space around the object.
For example, in a room, the positive space is the furniture, and the negative space is where there is no furniture or other objects.
The green area is positive space.
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The green area is negative space.
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Activity 3
Create a negative and a positive space by colouring in the furniture or the space around the photo in the link.
Create a negative and a positive space by colouring in the furniture or the space around the photo in the link.