Lesson 1
UNIT 10
Rhythm is the repeated use of color, line, value, texture, or shape within a work of art. Since the eye is quick to see the relationship of similar things, rhythm is a useful tool for carrying the eye across the picture. Parallel lines in both horizontal and vertical positions create rhythm in this drawing by Nathan Voss.
Be Creative
Be Creative Life is full of visual information, but we can miss it when we do not purposefully engage in the act of observing. Artists are visually more in tune with their world than the person who has never spent time looking at things. As artists draw, they continually observe. Observation is a skill that is developed. TRY IT: Do a 5-minute drawing that is from memory of something you have observed in the last 24 hours. Continue this exercise daily, for the next two weeks. If you continue this short practice, you will find that you are becoming more aware of the world you live in. Each day is filled with great visual information. See for yourself!
5-minute memory sketches will not have a lot of detail at first. As your memory skills improve so will the amount of detail in your sketches. Here is a great sketch by student, Nathan Voss after working in this manner for about six months.
OBJECTIVE: to start a daily drawing habit that will greatly increase awareness of the visual material.
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