Art & Design: Drawing

Choose a simple object near you, such as a shoe, mug, or stapler. Make a blind contour drawing of it without looking at your paper for at least one minute. Then write one sentence about what this exercise helps artists practice.

Draw five different types of lines: straight, curved, zigzag, broken, and wavy. Label each line and write one word that describes the feeling or movement each line creates.

Draw a cube using one-point perspective. Include a horizon line, one vanishing point, and visible construction lines. Label the horizon line and vanishing point.

Create a value scale with at least five boxes, moving from white to very dark. Label the boxes from 1 for lightest to 5 for darkest.

Use shading to turn a circle into a sphere. Add a light source arrow, a highlight, a midtone, a core shadow, and a cast shadow. Label at least three of these parts.

Draw a small object twice. In the first drawing, use only outline. In the second drawing, add shading and texture. Write one sentence explaining how the second drawing changes the viewer's understanding of the object.

Look at a chair, desk, or table. Sketch it using basic shapes first, such as rectangles, cylinders, or boxes. Then refine the shapes into the object. Write which basic shapes helped you the most.

Draw three texture samples: wood grain, fabric, and rough stone. Use marks such as dots, short lines, crosshatching, or scribbles to show each texture.

Choose an animal and draw it using correct proportion. Start by lightly sketching simple body shapes, then add details. Write one sentence about one proportion you checked, such as head size compared with body size.

Create a composition using at least one foreground object, one middle ground object, and one background object. Label each area.

Draw the same simple object three times using three different viewpoints: front view, side view, and top view. Label each viewpoint.

Use crosshatching to shade a rectangle so it looks darker on one side and lighter on the other. Explain how you made the darker area.

Draw a simple still life with at least three objects that overlap. Write one sentence explaining how overlap helps show space.

Design a pencil sketch for a poster about keeping the school clean. Include a focal point, at least one symbol, and a short slogan. Write one sentence explaining what the viewer should notice first.

Review one drawing you made in this worksheet. Write two strengths and one specific improvement you would make if you revised it.