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Chapter 4
Drawing
Instructor’s Manual
Overview
In this chapter introduce Drawing. Discuss how drawing is often the first art making
experience to have. Discuss how drawing is essential to all artists.
Sub Headings
• Graphite
• Charcoal
• Chalk and Pastel
• Crayon
• Pen and Ink
• Brush and Ink
• Wash
• Contemporary Approaches to Drawing
Terms:
binder
conté crayon
crayons
cross-hatching
fixative
media
medium
metalpoint
pastels
pens
quill
Lecture #1
Discussion:
In Lecture #1 explore the multiple approaches to drawing. Examine the many media used
such as graphite, charcoal, and pen and ink. Examine how the many different techniques
produce different marks and styles.
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Class Questions/Prompts:
1. What Is a Drawing? After looking at Cai Guo-Qiang’s work Drawing for the
Transient Rainbow, discuss the use of alternative drawing media to create works of art.
Ask the students to find other examples of drawing that use a material other than pencil,
pen, charcoal, chalk, or ink. After looking at these examples, discuss the definition of
drawing. How do students define drawing? Can it be defined clearly? Can drawing be
anything? Can you draw with any media? Why or why not?
2. Drawing as Foundation The text states that many artists believe that drawing is the
foundation for all other art. Find examples of artist’s sketches, such as van Gogh,
Michelangelo, or Rembrandt, and compare/contrast the sketches to the finished work.
3. Drawing as Perception Some people consider drawing to be the ability to accurately
re-create objects from the real world using a pencil on paper. Drawing can be used to
record what you see around you or what you imagine in your mind. In this way, drawing
is like using words to write our thoughts down on a piece of paper. How do you learn to
draw? Is it technique? Is it observation? Many artists utilize both time spent learning
techniques and time spent in observation. Not only will an artist learn how to make
various marks with a pencil, but they will also learn how to describe an object’s shape,
color, edge etc. What is the difference between “looking” and “seeing”? Is there a
difference?
Exercise #1
1. Analysis
a. Have students make observations on materials, methods,
cultural and historical context.
Figure 4-11 William Kentridge, Drawing from Tide Table, 2003. Charcoal
on paper. 31 ½” x 47 ½” Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
2. Compare and Contrast
Figure 4-7 Albrecht Durer, Six Pillows, 1493. Brown ink on paper, 108 ¾”
x 79 ½”. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Figure 4-10 Rembrandt van Rijn, Sleeping Woman,1654. Pen and ink and
bistre, 9 ¾” x 8”. British Museum, London, Great Britain.
