6th Grade Observational Shoe Drawing Presentation

1. Please get a blank piece of paper
and quietly draw your hand.
This is an independent activity.

2. I see many different types
of hand turkeys…

3. We are going to learn how to draw
what you actually see today!

4. Contour – What is that!?
• Watch the Video
http://vimeo.com/8369355
• The outline of a object; the edge or line that
defines or bounds a shape or object.

5. Blind Contour Drawing Tutorial
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKHVqbM
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• http://vimeo.com/6390933

6. Blind Contour Line Drawing
Drawing the contour of a subject without looking at the paper.

7. Try it on your paper
• Use your hand model and pose your hand
• Squint your eyes/ try using one eye only
• Pretend there are tiny ants crawling around
the contour
• Do not peak at your paper

8. Modified Contour Line Drawing
Drawing the contour of a subject with peaking at the paper every once and awhile.

9. Try it on your paper
• Use your hand model and pose your hand
• Squint your eyes/ try using one eye only
• Pretend there are tiny ants crawling around
the contour
• You can peak every once and a while
• Should be looking at hand more than at paper

10. Animoto of Observational Shoe
Drawings - Student Examples
• http://animoto.com/play/DrWpaj3D48uO4YO
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11. Setting Up an Interesting Composition
• Proportions of your shoes – How big or small will
they be?
• Put your shoes in an interesting pose
• Will you use your paper landscape or portrait?
• How will you fill your page?
• Additional Information on Composition
• http://emptyeasel.com/2006/11/24/9-steps-tocreating-better-compositions/

12. Boring Shoe Pose

13. Interesting Shoe Pose

14. How will your shoes fit on your paper?

15. Or…

16. Reminders
Blind Contour Drawing Tutorial
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoGAXg6
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• Squint your eyes/ use one eye only
• Think about the ants crawling around your
object.
• Draw it in the air first.
• Squint with one eye.

17. WARM UP
• On a scrap piece of paper
• Practice doing a blind contour drawing of your
hand
• This is a good way to get ready for your shoe
drawing today

18. Shoe Drawing Reminders
Remember to draw light, until you’ve
got it right!
SHHHHHHH
Is your pencil whispering?
Remember the details!!!!

19. What is Empathy?
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0DZSOd
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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_1Rt1R4
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• What would it feel like to walk in someone
else's shoes for the day?