Great drawing project for middle school to high school aged students. Students use direct obersvation to draw their shoes and then add in pattern and color strategies.

1. SHOE
DRAWING
PROJECT
Mr. Black

2. FIRST STEPS
1. Select an interesting shoe to draw.
2. Draw a three X three grid over your
shoe photo.
3. Draw an equally proportionate grid
on your large drawing paper.
4. Create a line drawing of your shoe
on the larger paper following the
grid method. (Hint: Go one grid at a
time and cover the other grids)
5. Draw interesting patterns in the
grids and on the shoes.

3. ADDING COLOR
Now it is time to add color using your colored pencils. Don’t be a afraid
to repeat colors, as that creates unity. Follow the chart below.
Complimentary colors Warm Analogous
Colors
Cool Analogous Colors
Your Choice Triadic colors Your choice
Cool Analogous Colors Warm Analogous
Colors
Complimentary Colors