Sketch/Draw Course - Teapot and a Creamer

Sketch/Draw Course - Teapot and a Creamer

Level - Beginner/ Intermediate

“Teapot and a Creamer” is the second course in my Simple Still Lifes Sketch/Draw series; it is preceded by “Eggs and a Creamer” and followed up by “Eggs in a Cup.”

My Sketch/Draw courses have one sole purpose: to help train your brain to see like an artist. What does that exactly mean? Basically, to see through the “Curtain of details” and find the larger and simpler shapes that create the foundation of our sketches and drawings. Drawings are made up of points in space, the lines connecting those points, and the shapes that those lines inevitably create, both positive and negative. Once the shapes come together, we break those down into smaller and smaller shapes, creating a sketch or drawing known as the contour drawing. We can then add value, which describes the form, giving us the look of a three-dimensional object on a two-dimensional surface.

I use the compositional rectangle of the reference photo, in this case, the 5 x 7-inch rectangle, to help and add the plotting of points, lines, and shapes. Through my interactive reference, I can show you where the points and lines are on the reference photo and then plot them out on our paper.

These Sketch/Draw courses are designed for beginner and intermediate students but are also great exercises to revisit the basics of starting a sketch or drawing. And although the sole purpose is to train yourself to see the larger shapes and not the details, we will finish up with a nice little drawing.

Materials

These are the materials that I am using in this course.

Required Items (Click on the items below to add them to your Blick Art Materials Cart)

• Sketch pad (Strathmore 300 Series, 11 x 14 spiral-bound)
• HB pencil (Faber-Castell 9000 Pencil - Graphite, HB)
• Rub eraser (Tombow Mono Smart Eraser)
• Ruler (12" Stainless Steel)
• Reference (Supplied in the first section and lesson of the course)

Optional Items (Click on the items below to add them to your Blick Art Materials Cart)

• Draftsman duster (Westcott Wooden Dusting Brush)
• Mechanical Eraser (General’s Factis Mechanical Eraser)