ART APPRECIATION LESSON 3: World Artist and History
In the art appreciation lesson, you see how an artist uses texture and integrate the idea into your own work of art.
Katsushika Hokusai, Swimming Turtles; 1832-33
Look for the special qualities of the objects within this water scene. You can use the pencil in different ways to better show the unique qualities of water, fauna and flora.
Any shape repeated creates a texture. We can imagine the bumpy surface of a turtle shell. The tip of the pencil can be used to make a sharp line.
The side of the pencil can be used to create a smooth edge along one side of the line.
A sharp line is drawn with the tip of a sharpened pencil and curved in a general direction.
The side of the lead is used, working back and forth and varying pressure.
Lines radiate from a center point outward to create shapes. When these shapes are repeated, texture is created.
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