Barrels of Fun

Today we talked about overlapping, size, and contour. We discussed how to make an illustration more interesting by adding overlapping objects instead of drawing them side by side.

Next we took this drawing from a Disney artist and recreated it. Again we talked about overlapping, contour, and adding folds to create more 3D looking drawings. I think they did pretty well!

5 IMPORTANT LESSONS

A PENCIL MAKER TOLD THE PENCIL 5 IMPORTANT LESSONS JUST BEFORE PUTTING IT IN THE BOX :

 1.) EVERYTHING YOU DO WILL ALWAYS LEAVE A MARK.

2.) YOU CAN ALWAYS CORRECT THE MISTAKES YOU MAKE.

3.) WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS WHAT IS INSIDE OF YOU.

4.) IN LIFE, YOU WILL UNDERGO PAINFUL SHARPENINGS,
    WHICH WILL ONLY MAKE YOU BETTER.

5.) TO BE THE BEST PENCIL, YOU MUST ALLOW YOURSELF
    TO BE HELD AND GUIDED BY THE HAND THAT HOLDS YOU.

We all need to be constantly sharpened. This parable may encourage you to know that you are a special person, with unique God-given talents and abilities.  Only you can fulfill the purpose which you were born to accomplish. Never allow yourself to get discouraged and think that your life is insignificant and cannot be changed and, like the pencil, always remember that the most important part of who you are, is what's inside of you. 

A new session, a new group of Club House Artists

We had a new group of Club House Artists join the club. Another talented group! They learned how to draw a cube and learned the following "tool box" words: foreshortened square, horizon line, shading, shadows, and contour. Lots to take in on the first day but as you can see they did great!

Jellyfish World

Today we talked about size. I had the Club House Artists put their hand on their face. I asked them if they could see much in the room with their hands covering their face. They said no. We then pulled our hands away from our faces and watched how our hands got smaller. This helped them understand how objects appear smaller the farther they are away from us.

We also talked about overlapping. One object in front of another. Both of these tool box words are important in drawing in 3D.

Next we have Marshmellow. He was trying to multitask. Painting the ceiling at the same time as the floor, but he got carried away and started to lose his balance.