This lesson works wonders for helping students to begin to draw realistically. The idea is to forget what you are drawing and just think in terms of shapes textures and tonal qualities. Older students (Grade 5 and up) should be able to do this. It is also wonderful practice for would-be teachers who have never learned drawing skills.
Aims: To render a realistic drawing from a photograph
To look closely at details and relationships in a photograph and begin "seeing"
Materials: picture library pictures (I give out animals), pencil, eraser, white drawing paper or sketchbook/journal
Motivation: Get your students on board by telling them that they won't believe what good drawers they are, but they have to forget about what they are drawing to do it.
Procedure: Hand out photographs to each student. I give easier ones to my beginners and more complicated ones to my more advanced students. The picture library I've made has all my images (thousands of them) mounted on 9 x 12" oak tag. Place the photo upside down, tell the person to forget what it might be and just draw the triangles, blobs, lights and darks as they go along. Show them how they can take their pencil and lay it down to find angles or what's longer. Give them enough time and if you see them going wrong, stop them and discuss what needs changing. When they finally turn their drawings right-side up they can't believe they drew them.
Reflection: Share and display, if possible.
Follow-up: Tell your students to do more.
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