The Artist's First Steps
A Blog Featuring Established Technique and Original Approaches to Get You Started in Drawing from Observation
#031 Color Shapes
Hi,
I'm so glad you've joined me for a WEEKLY summer art challenge. These will post on Monday mornings June 6 to July 11. We will focus on an aspect of the element of color. Color can be used by young and old, experienced and those new to the topic. I want you to look around your home and explore the outdoors to find subjects for your drawings and paintings. When we look at actual objects, we see more information than we can imagine! Use that information in your art.
Your art materials will be colored paper, scissors and glue.
Enjoy Color Drawing and Painting!
Brenda Ellis
YOUR COLOR CHALLENGE
Your Challenge: Look at three trees or plants of different SHAPES. Draw the outside edge of each tree as one shape on a colored piece of paper. Cut it out and glue onto a sheet of colored paper. Draw a few leaf SHAPES. Cut them out and glue inside the tree shape, as shown in the video. Study the leaf carefully and notice the details before you draw it. ...
#030 Separating Color Areas
Hi,
I'm so glad you've joined me for a WEEKLY summer art challenge. These will post on Monday mornings June 6 to July 11. We will focus on an aspect of the element of color. Color can be used by young and old, experienced and those new to the topic. I want you to look around your home and explore the outdoors to find subjects for your drawings and paintings. When we look at actual objects, we see more information than we can imagine! Use that information in your art.
Your art materials can be dry, such as crayons, pastels, oil pastels, and colored pencils, or they can be wet, like watercolor pan sets, watercolor pencils, watercolor crayons, and acrylics. Use the materials you have on hand.
Enjoy Color Drawing and Painting!
Brenda Ellis
YOUR COLOR CHALLENGE
Your Challenge: Go outdoors and find 3 plants you enjoy looking at. Draw them, color them, paint them. Build colors with light pressure, as shown in the video. Keep colors in their...
#029 Fill in with Color
Hi,
I'm so glad you've joined me for a WEEKLY summer art challenge. These will post on Monday mornings June 6 to July 11. We will focus on an aspect of the element of color. Color can be used by young and old, experienced and those new to the topic. I want you to look around your home and explore the outdoors to find subjects for your drawings and paintings. When we look at actual objects, we see more information than we can imagine! Use that information in your art.
Your art materials can be dry, such as crayons, pastels, oil pastels, and colored pencils, or they can be wet, like watercolor pan sets, watercolor pencils, watercolor crayons, and acrylics. Use the materials you have on hand.
Enjoy Color Drawing and Painting!
Brenda Ellis
YOUR COLOR CHALLENGE
Subject: Find your favorite animal. It could be alive, a stuffed toy, a plastic figure, or other three-dimensional object.
Your Challenge I: Find something that looks like your favorite...
#028 Color and Texture
Hi,
I'm so glad you've joined me for a WEEKLY summer art challenge. These will post on Monday mornings June 6 to July 11. We will focus on an aspect of the element of color. Color can be used by young and old, experienced and those new to the topic. I want you to look around your home and explore the outdoors to find subjects for your drawings and paintings. When we look at actual objects, we see more information than we can imagine! Use that information in your art.
Your art materials can be dry, such as crayons, pastels, oil pastels, and colored pencils, or they can be wet, like watercolor pan sets, watercolor pencils, watercolor crayons, and acrylics. Use the materials you have on hand.
Enjoy Color Drawing and Painting!
Brenda Ellis
YOUR COLOR CHALLENGE
Subject: Find items that mean "SUMMER" to you.
Your Challenge: Draw items (look at the objects) that mean SUMMER to you. Bring your color drawing to life...
#027 Line and Color
Hi,
I'm so glad you've joined me for a WEEKLY summer art challenge. These will post on Monday mornings June 6 to July 11. We will focus on an aspect of the element of color. Color can be used by young and old, experienced and those new to the topic. I want you to look around your home and explore the outdoors to find subjects for your drawings and paintings. When we look at actual objects, we see more information than we can imagine! Use that information in your art.
Your art materials can be dry, such as crayons, pastels, oil pastels, and colored pencils, or they can be wet, like watercolor pan sets, watercolor pencils, watercolor crayons, and acrylics. Use the materials you have on hand.
Enjoy Color Drawing and Painting!
Brenda Ellis
YOUR COLOR CHALLENGE
Subject: Clear glass containers filled with water of different colors. Use food coloring or watercolor paint to color the water.
Your Challenge: Fill clear glass containers with colored liquids, using food...
#026 Color Tints and Shades
Hi,
I'm so glad you've joined me for a WEEKLY summer art challenge. These will post on Monday mornings June 6 to July 11. We will focus on an aspect of the element of color. Color can be used by young and old, experienced and those new to the topic. I want you to look around your home and explore the outdoors to find subjects for your drawings and paintings. When we look at actual objects, we see more information than we can imagine! Use that information in your art.
Your art materials can be dry, such as crayons, pastels, oil pastels, and colored pencils, or they can be wet, like watercolor pan sets, watercolor pencils, watercolor crayons, and acrylics. Use the materials you have on hand.
Enjoy Color Drawing and Painting!
Brenda Ellis
YOUR COLOR CHALLENGE
Subject: Flowers of any type
Your Challenge: Go outdoors and find 3 plants you enjoy looking at. Draw them, using COLOR mixing to get as close to the right colors as you can. Build colors with...
