Drawing lessons - illustrated lesson notes for teachers and students

Learn to paint pearls - a basic lesson in looking

Why, I'm virtually rich! So why can't a pauper have a millionaire's imagination? I expect any artist can

always be rich beyond the dreams of mere mortals, the difficulty becomes one of keeping reality in plain

view.

PS. I am concerned you may think I am confusing computer graphics with oil painting. I am not as this is a

lesson about 'looking'. In either case we must still learn the essence or nature of things before we can make

them - using paint or computers. With our 'pearls,' as with the world, that is the starting point, and

remember, everything exists in relationship to light and other things nearby. The rest is simple logic - either

with a brush or computer. OK, lets look some more into the world of the painter.

STUDENT ACTIVITY: Draw and color your own string of pearls using oil pastels or crayons. Hint ... use

a toned paper for background. Allow 40min.

GO TO ... looking into a deeper, deeper world

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