• Notice What You Like - Part 1 and 2
• Draw a Scene
• Draw a Leaf or Flower
• Take A Minute
• Taking Rubbings
• Stitch Memory Journal
• Draw an Object
  • All you need to know about this activity
  • About drawing from observation
  • Step 1: Which object to choose?
  • Step 2: What background shall I place it on?
  • Step 1-2
  • Step 3: Size of the drawing, and where to place it
  • Make a viewfinder
  • Step 4: Make a basic sketch
  • Step 5: Light and dark (tone), and shadows
  • Step 5 continued: Highlights
  • Step 6: Texture
  • What next?
  • Draw an Object Video Guide
• Wellbeing Art Tour - Discover Manchester Art Gallery
• Visiting an Art Gallery

Virtual Museum In association with Click here to view information about Manchester Museums full collection To alter the 360° view, simply click & hold over the image then drag left or right. Click the play button to listen to the curators talk

Step 1: Which object to choose?

• Choose something you think will be interesting to draw 

What shall I draw?

• Something very simple such as a pebble, to build up your confidence, or dust off your cobwebs if feeling rusty
• An object that has personal significance such as something from your home
• Something that you feel will be interesting to draw, perhaps that has appealing textures and patterns or has an intriguing shape
• An object from our Virtual Museum above – choose whatever most appeals – these objects have been selected especially to be interesting to look at and draw, and offer lots of intriguing textures and patterns to capture.  We would recommend that you find an angle to draw from. You can also download and print off a PDF image here

A few suggestions:

Beginner level

• Pebble  
• Carrot
• Apple (or other simple shaped fruits & veg)     
• Leaf     
• Feather
• A Key

Medium level      

• A Plant    
• Chair    
• Shoe     
• Belt    
• Phone    
• Safety Pin    
• Flower

More difficult level       

• A Tree     
• Your Hand      
• A Friend’s Face (or your own)      
• A Pet (though if you keep fish, maybe they’re easier than a four legged pet!)