24 DAY DRAWING CHALLENGE ACTIVITY
It is recommended that students carry a sketch book with them and draw everyday. Daily drawings must be dated, documented and posted.
Create a new First Name Last Folder on the local hard Drive. Create a Drawing Unit folder, a Story Unit folder and a Concept Art folder
ALWAYS name your digital files: first last anm_U1_A#.psd and first last anm_U1_A#.jpg in your Unit 1 folder
Tips for Observational Drawing:
Drawing is the core method of researching, investigating, developing and communicating ideas.
1. Look at what you are drawing
2. Draw from real objects whenever possible
3. Don’t trace
4. Understand perspective
5. Use grids, guidelines or rough forms to get the proportions right before you add details
6. Be wary of ellipses
7. Keep the outlines light
8. Have a Good Range of Tone
9. Use mark-making to convey surface quality and texture
10. Include / omit detail as necessary
11. Insert your own soul
Intent:
Students must draw, draw, draw .......
Criteria:
Students should use:
- Line
- Shape
- Value (light & Dark)
- Form
- Contour drawing
Task
This activity may be completed using Photoshop or on paper. Only line, no fill.
Hint! Start your 24 day challenge today. Do not wait until the night before the due date. A key to drawing is to draw every day.
When drawing, we are only focused on the edges. This means that you will draw only the outside of an object or the lines made by a fold or pattern. Don't get fooled into using the line to draw light and dark. The weight of a line -- that is, how dark and thick it is -- will give your drawing dimension.
- A strong, dark line will jump out from the paper.
- A light or thin line will sink into the paper.
The 24 day drawing Activity (drawing with line, shape, form and value)
This activity will take place during the first 20 minutes of each class. Weekends and missed classes are to be done on your own time.
Each drawing must be dated, signed and marked as "Day # - _________"
Day 1 - Yourself (in class)
Day 2 - An animal (in class)
Day 3 - Favourite Meal/Food (weekend)
Day 4 - Favourite Place (weekend)
Day 5 - Best Friend (in class)
Day 6 - First book ever read (in class)
Day 7 - Favourite Movie (in class)
Day 8 - Favourite Animated Character (in class)
Day 9 - Favourite word or saying (in class)
Day 10 - Favourite Candy (weekend)
Day 11 - Turning point/Your best memory (weekend)
Day 12 - Most recent accomplishment (in class)
Day 13 - Scenery
Day 14 - Your favourite Fairy Tale
Day 15 - A Family Portrait
Day 16 - Inspiration
Day 17 - A Plant
Day 18 - A doodle
Day 19 - Something new
Day 20 - Something Orange
Day 21 - Something you love
Day 22 - Something you miss
Day 23 - Something you dislike (cannot be me!)
Day 24 - A congrats banner
Part 3 - Posting
- Create a new Behance Project titled "24 Day Drawing Challenge"
- Complete all setting requirements suitable for this project
- Post and caption/header each Drawing Day. Include Date and Day Challenge.
