| Energise Yourself |
Be Curious - Draw an Object
- 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
"I felt energized by the stitching in the textile activity - really looking forward to doing more of this"
Step 2: What background shall I place it on?
- If you have chosen to draw an object of your own - Try to find somewhere clutter-free to place your object/s, so that you can concentrate on it. A clear space on a table top or desk top is good, so you can sit comfortably and look at it, whilst having somewhere to rest your paper. It’s best to ignore anything in the background at this stage and just draw the object itself
