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Forms are three dimensional shapes. Because drawings and paintings have only two dimensions, artists must use shadows on the objects themselves as well as cast shadows in order to let the viewer know if the object they are viewing is a form, or a flat shape. If you learn how to create form, you can make everything in your artwork look 3D. Most objects that we have in everyday life are made up of combinations of slightly modified platonic forms.
Malia, age 10
Sam, age 14
Monty, age 10
The goal of our CREATE: Proportion (Hands) lesson is to create a painting that focuses on hands and shows how hands can change the feeling of the overall painting.
Natalia, age 10
Lana, age 12
Sofia, age 15
Keira, age 10
BLACK-FIGURE: A type of Greek pottery in which the figures are glazed black and the background (negative space) is left the red color of the clay.
RED-FIGURE: A type of Greek pottery where the background (negative space) is glazed black and the figures are left the red color of the clay.
CONTRAPOSSTO: A posture in which the persons opposite hip and shoulder are raised creating a curve in the figure’s silhouette.
Eliza, age 9.
Samuel, age 13.
As if our Mini Makers weren’t cute enough! They created these amazing self portraits and had such wonderful ideas for their paintings, their personalities shining through in their art. When they were asked to pose with their self portraits, their personalities came out even more in their choice of where and how to pose with their paintings. They continue to amaze me daily! Can’t wait to see what else they will create with Miss Amanda!
Eva, age 10.
Mackenzie, age 6.
Marely, age 10.
Training an artist to draw what they see can be difficult. Contour drawings can help budding artists by creating a strong drawing foundation by teaching artists how to depict what their eyes are seeing through the movement of their hands.
Below are some beautiful examples from Miss Sam’s Youth Lesson One class.
Hannah, age 7.
Winona, age 7.
Jocelyn, age 6.
