Sneaker Line Drawing
Visual Arts 10
A line drawing emphasizes the outline or form of objects. You have to very carefully observe the outside shape of ‘things’ when you are doing a line drawing.
Line drawings range from simple to complex depending on the range of skill.Line drawings typically do not have any shading or colour.
You are going to do a focused line drawing of your sneaker.Your drawing must take up most of the page.Please focus on accurate representation of the form (sneaker) and very careful use of line.
Assessment:
• You will be assessed on the following qualities:– Attention to detail– Proportion– Cleanliness and descriptive quality of
line– 3D quality– Focus during work period
Yellow 7/10 = control over your lines, proportionate, detailed
Blue 8/10 = good line description, proportionate, detailed
Orange 9/10 = very good description, very proportionate, very carefully detailed
Green 10/10 = some areas of emphasis, shoe appears 3-dimensional, lines are accurate and bend gently as the shoe does, beautifully proportionate, student is obviously looking hard at what she/he is drawing
Helpful tips!
• avoid heavy lines at the beginning (go over them later).
• don’t be afraid to use an eraser if something “doesn’t look right”.
• identify major shapes: compare spaces between lines.
• trust your eyes!• Detail, detail, detail – vary the thickness of
your lines.• Video Example
Directions
• Fold a piece of paper into four equal boxes• Place your shoe on the table in front of you
and position it in a way you find visually interesting
• Spend 15 minutes drawing your shoe in the first square
• Once finished, change the position of your shoe and spend 15 minutes drawing it again
• Repeat twice more until you have four different contour line drawings of your shoe
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