UNIT 10
LESSON 1
Depth refers to seeing in the distance. Foreground objects overlap objects behind them. Overlapping usually makes a more interesting composition than setting objects side by side.
Those who dare do; those who dare not do not.
- Anonymous
A CREATIVE EXERCISE CHALLENGING YOU TO PUSH PAST PRECONCEIVED IDEAS AND INTO THE REALM OF DISCOVERY
Those who seem to do best in art are those who dive into a project and just do it, whether they fully understand what they are doing or not. Anyone can develop the kind of attitude that takes risks. There is no real danger in doing something experimental in art. Here Alice asks for help and receives a somewhat vague answer.
“Where shall I begin, please your majesty?” she asked . “Begin at the beginning,” the king said gravely, “and go on till you come to the end: then stop.”
-Lewis Carroll, from Alice in Wonderland
You may feel a bit like Alice when you begin this challenge in drawing. We encourage you to simply start, as the king suggests and trust your intuition to tell you when you come to the end.
TRY THIS: Using one line only, draw a scene outdoors. Begin the line in the foreground and work your way into the background. This line will be very long and take on many characteristics. Do not limit yourself with extra rules. The line may cross and crisscross, wiggle, jiggle, or fly back and forth across the page as you observe what is in front of you.
OBJECTIVES: to increase eye-hand coordination in spatial relationships and to observe how objects look relating to depth.
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