Still Life Grid Drawing
Creating a still life drawing with a "birds-eye view" using the grid method to draw
Objective: Create a contour line drawing from one still life photograph you created last week using a grid.
Grid Worksheets:
starry_night_puzzle.pdf | |
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dinosaur.pdf | |
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ship.pdf | |
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Using a Grid Drawing Tool to add a grid to a photograph:
Use this website: www.griddrawingtool.com/Default.aspx
Use this website: www.griddrawingtool.com/Default.aspx
- Go to www.griddrawingtool.com/Default.aspx
- Upload your photo.
- Rotate, crop or adjust if necessary.
- When you create the grid you can choose the color of the grid lines, the thickness of the grid lines, and most importantly the amount of squares.
- Choose 10 boxes wide. Use 10 boxes wide on the longest dimension (side) of your photograph only.
- Download your image to your computer and save it. You can draw directly from your computer or your device or print it out!
- Use a ruler to create a light 1" x 1" grid in your sketchbook. You can add numbers on the edges of the paper to help if you have the space. (See my sample below)
- Begin the drawing in pencil by drawing the outline all of your shapes. Zoom-in to one square at a time when necessary. Draw lightly!
- When you are done drawing in all of your shapes, erase the grid lines.
Overview of the steps to take in order to begin your drawing:
Step 1: Choose your photograph.
Step 1: Choose your photograph.
Step 2: Use a Grid to begin the drawing. See instructions above regarding how to create a grid. As time-consuming as a grid might be, it really helps break down the drawing piece-by-piece. You can use negative space shapes to help accurately reproduce the shapes you see. (Negative space is the space in between the shapes of the object, the white background).
Step 3: After you have achieved an outline of all of your objects submit your finished contour line sketch. Erase the grid lines.
How to use a grid, video tutorial:thevirtualinstructor.com/draw-with-a-grid.html