自然树木写生

Original: https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2024/04/drawing-trees.html

Date: 2024-04-29 Tags: art, lesson, nature, oak, pecan, trees


STUDY 1

--FROM LIFE--

Take your journal and a pencil outside.

(or use manilla paper, age the edges with peeled brown crayon).

Find 3 natural things to draw and write about in your journal.

Use texture, shading, detail, and your art knowledge from the school year.

Get inspiration from famous botanical illustrators...

https://www.botanicalartandartists.com/famous-botanical-artists.html

Beatrix Potter

Peter Rabbit Illustrator

Kristin Link

Nature Journaling

https://www.kristinlink.com/blog/2020/10/30/nature-journaling

Maureen Clare Murphy

https://www.maureenclaremurphy.com/

Lizzie Harper

STUDY 2

-FROM PHOTOGRAPHY--

Bring our phone or camera from Chromebook outside.

Take 6 pictures of nature.

3 far away photos and 3 up-close photos.

-Make sure to hold your phone still, prop your arm/hand on something.

-On the close ups, walk close to the object rather than zooming in.

MISD Nature Trail

Student FInds

Lovella T. 11th grade

Riley

9th grade

Chris Q.

Trestin 9th grade

STUDY 3

PRACTICE DRAWING TREES

Look at photos from blog or online of Live Oak Trees.

USE: Line, Shape, Form, Texture, Value.

Pecan Tree, state tree

Live Oak, most popular TX tree

These are what we have in front of Mineola HS.

Students Sketching Trees

Tree Sketches

Riley B. 9th grade                   Kendra H. 11th grade

Estrella 10th grade.                 McKenzie 10th grade

Sophia D. 10th grade

Trees at our School

Having a hard time drawing TREES from life?

Follow the videos.

STUDY 4

A CLOSER LOOK (magnifying glass)

Using photos of your own, or ones on the blog, find 1 main photo and 2-3 deatils photos to use for your final nature piece.

You can do this as  COLLAGE drawing or use 1 PIECE of Paper.

Bring out the paper & supplies you need and grab a clipboard.

Be creative with perspective, details, texture, colors.

Show closer perspective in 2-3 micro circles.

From front of Mineola HS

From Mineola ISD Nature Trail

PearTree From my backyard in Mineola.

Student Studies

See project here…

https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2021/02/nature-study-circles.html