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Observational Drawing Techniques

Observational Drawing Techniques

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9th - 12th Grade

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Sarah McCollum

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Observational Drawing Techniques

Angles, Upside down drawing, and Negative space

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why should we care about Observational drawing

  • It makes us rely on what is actually in front of us rather then using our memory

  • Teaches us to see things and pay attention to details

  • Helps make our drawings more realistic in appearance

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Observational Drawing Defined

Drawing what you see. Drawing what you see in front of you as realistically and as true to life as possible. Typically this involves using real objects, such as fruit in a still life, and working from life, such as real models or and outside landscape.

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Tricks to help draw realistically

  • Match Angles

  • Draw Upside Down

  • Draw the Negative space

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Matching angles

Artist use their pencils, or other straight objects, to help determine the angles within their subject (Meaning what they are trying to draw).

-Is the angle Verticle (up and down)? Horizontal (side to side)? if not it has to be somewhere inbetween.

-Decide which direction the line is tilting and at what degree

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Draw Upside down

  • Helps you recognize shapes and lines

  • causes you to use your right side of the brian. The left side of your brain interprets visual cues as symbols. Relaying on your right side allows you to focus purely on the lines and shapes.

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Try to incorporate your knowledge of these concepts.

  • Look for an item in the room. Practice seeing the positive and negative space of it.

  • From where you are sitting, find a straight line and determine its angles, using the steps we have discussed.

  • Don't hang upside down.... better leave that practicing for a different time =)

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Practice quiz available on Google classroom

Observational Drawing Techniques

Angles, Upside down drawing, and Negative space

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