Introduction to Drawing

October 2 - October 30, 2025

Schedule:

Week 1 (Oct. 2):

Introduction/Schedule

Creating Value Exercise

  • 1-point perspective

  • 2-point perspective

Cityscape Project

Week 2 (Oct. 9):

Weekly Walkaround

Textures Exercise

Beginning Still Lifes

  • Axis/Ellipse

  • Foreshortening 

  • Perspective

  • Shading

*Bring in one geometric object and one organic object you would like to draw*

Week 3 (Oct. 16):

Weekly Walkaround

Textures Continued

Observational Drawing

  • Designing the Page

  • Leonardo da Vinci’s Sketchbook

Week 4 (Oct. 23):

Weekly Walkaround

Drawing With Grids

*Bring in one printed photo (black and white or color) you would like to draw or email it to the instructor to be printed before noon on October 23 - you will be marking on this page so make sure it is on regular copy paper*

Week 5 (Oct. 30):

Weekly Walkaround

Final Class Project

Learning Materials

Creating Value

worksheet

Still Life: Creating Volume

worksheet

Observational Drawing

worksheet