El Club del Dibujo: Naturaleza Muerta

Every week, we will have a photo or a set up still life to base our drawings on. We will discuss scale and proportions, perspective and foreshortening as it applies to each specific still life. Students will learn how to create form with shading. Practice makes perfect, so the more time each student spends practicing regularly, the easier it will be for them to draw objects from observation and from memory. Students will interact with each other and the teacher by showing their work in progress throughout the class to receive feedback. Students may provide feedback to each other, in a kind and respectful manner. Students will not be "copying" a drawing done by the teacher, instead, alongside the teacher, students will be working on their drawings independently to practice their own observation skills. We will solve problems together as they come up. We will also use different materials to produce different effects in still life drawings. Friendly conversation during class, and sharing both challenges and successes in our artwork, are always encouraged. #creative

This class meets weekly on a regular basis. Parents can enroll and withdraw their learners at any point and are charged weekly like a subscription. New learners can join this club at any time.

Below is the weekly breakdown of the class schedule:

Week of January 23 - Cones, cylinders, spheres and rectangular prisms in a still life drawing, with shading. 
Week of February 6 - Composition. Shapes and negative space.
Week of February 13 - Symmetry.
Week of February 27 - Shading our drawings with pencils or charcoal.
Week of March 13 -  Working in black and white with marker or pen. Stippling, hatching and cross hatching.
Week of March 20 - Hatching and crosshatching as a shading technique. Graphite pencil or other materials of choice.
Week of March 27 - Proportions.
Week of April 3 - Color and light. Suggested materials - colored pencils or pastels. 
Week of April 17 - Drawing natural objects.
Week of April 24 - Drawing flowers.
Week of May 1 - Rectangular prisms and perspective in still life drawing.
Week of May 8 - Creating texture in still life drawing.
Week of May 15 - Pattern in still life drawing.
Week of May 22 - Drawing shoes.