Tag: drawing
Drawing Game
Drawing can be fun and games if you let it. Grab a pencil and some paper. This game can be played alone or in a group. Alone: Spin 10 times. Each time, do what the spinner tells you. Decide if you like your drawing. If not, spin 10 more times. With Friends: Decide on what you draw. Tell them if its animal, vegetable, or mineral. Spin the wheel 5 times. Use the cues to determine the style of your drawings. Once the drawing is done,
Drawing Projects
If you’ve ever written your name on a piece of paper, you’re prepared to learn to draw.
Drawing Game–Art Dice
Drawing can feel scary. This game helps you loosen up your style or just have fun. How do you play? Print out the three dice. Fold and glue them together. Grab some colored pencils or markers. Find a few sheets of paper. Roll the dice. DRAW. If you’re with a friend, guess what they drew. OR Challenge them to draw something Download the Art Dice. MuseumGames are made possible by PNC with additional support from Acme Fresh Market, the Kathy Moses Salem Philanthropic Fund of
Drawing Day
If you’ve ever written your name on a piece of paper, you’re prepared to learn to draw.
Drawing Day — May 16
Many people think of drawing as the ability to render realistically. But drawing encompasses many forms of expression.
Lola Isroff’s Cat on a Windowsill
Imagine yourself in this scene created by regional artist, Lola Isroff. Her Cat on a Windowsill from 1950 is watercolor and acrylic on paper. (Bequest of the artist, 2001.35) Explore more.
Surrealist Game: The Exquisite Corpse
By: Alison Caplan, Director of Education The Surrealists didn’t have Apples to Apples or Pictionary in their day, but they did participate in parlor games that helped get their creative juices flowing. In the 1920’s, surrealist artists played a game based on chance and accident called Exquisite Corpse. The goal of the game was to make a kind of collaborative collage using words or drawings. The name Exquisite Corpse is the result of an early game, where the finished sentence read “The exquisite corpse will
Try This: Drawing Tools
Drawing from life is easiest with items at hand, like drawing utensils. What You Need paper and writing utensils Try This? Take your time to draw something at hand. Try it over and over.
Try This: Drawing from Life
Drawing from life allows you to hone your observational skills. What you need A pen and paper. Try to avoid an eraser. Try This? There is no trick to learn to draw from life. Just practice and practice more.
Try This: Drawing without a Pen
Avoiding a pen is a good way to improve your drawing skills. What You Need Paper, scissors, tape, buttons Try This? Here are a few techniques to expand your drawing repertoire
