Sketch/Draw Course - Eggs in a Cup
Learn to see like an artist by plotting points in space, lines, positive and negative shapes to create your sketch or drawing.
Sketch/Draw Course - Eggs in a Cup
Level - Beginner/ Intermediate
“Eggs in a Cup” is the third course in my Simple Still Lifes Sketch/Draw series; it is preceded by “Teapot and a Creamer” and “Eggs in a Creamer.”
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)
Your Instructor
Artist and Instructor
ARC Associate Living Master
Signature Member, The Society of Animal Artists
Robert Louis Caldwell is an award-winning artist, internationally renowned for his wildlife and architectural oil paintings. His work has appeared in numerous national and international exhibitions, including the Society of Animal Artists, Art of the Animal Kingdom and Birds in Art, and is represented in the permanent collection at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin. Robert graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a B.F.A. and is the author of the drawing instructional book “Draw Realistic Animals, Wildlife, Pets & More.”
Read more about Robert’s instructional approach, philosophy and credentials.
Visit Robert’s website rlcaldwell.com to view examples of his drawings and paintings.