Draw Your Feelings!
by Scott Edgar
Description
In this fun session of drawing and learning, we will be asking ourselves the big question - what are we trying to DO when we make art? (Scod reckons he’s got a theory; it’s all about “touching people on the feelings”. But you might have another idea).
Scott and the class will be looking at the work of illustrators and artists and talking about how they “tell their story”, and indeed, what that story might be. We’ll be exploring what ideas and techniques we might be able to apply our own pictures. And most importantly, we’ll be doing lots and lots of Drawing!!
(There might even be some singing, too, you know, just to break the ice.)
Topics covered:
- A bit of a singalong.
- Discussion: What do we mean when we say “Story?”
- Let’s do some drawing!
- How artists use Shapes
- How artists use Action Lines
- Let’s do some drawing!
- How artists use Colour
- Let’s do some drawing!
Details
Audience
Middle and Upper Primary
Duration
60 or 90 minutes
Requirements
The presentation is on Keynote or Powerpoint. I normally bring a Mac laptop with a USB-C port - or I can bring the file on a USB stick if necessary. A board or easel with some nice toothy paper for me to draw on, for demonstrations. Alternatively a whiteboard is fine if the markers are inky and reliable. Also I need the kids to have access to some nice toothy paper and some nice soft fat pencils or drawing tools. No HB on glossy pls, or run-out textas if we can avoid it :)