Younger grades may need demonstration of what is expected for contour drawings.ĭevelop good 3-D quality contour drawings of 5 different hand poses (have not tried the signing idea with this). Students should not need much demonstration for this at high school level. Review design principles to be addressed. Review blind contour and semi-blind contour. Make a comparison to one other work from same time period. Select at least one work to critique paying close attention to what messages the hands are giving the viewer. Students will research (independently) for works showing the hands. Show PowerPoint of expressive hands (from your collection of scanned images or from the Internet)
Address hands as a symbol of protection and a sign of identity. Find examples through the course of art history (from all time periods). Scan in the paintings - then blow up the section that shows the hands. Look through an art history book for paintings that show the hands. Escher - Escher's famous picture of a hand drawing a hand.
The Book of a Hundred Hands - 100 drawings and in-depth instruction in this guide to drawing virtually every aspect and posture of the human hand.ĭrawing Hands by M.C. Lettering books and computer fonts (many web resources are available for fonts)ĭrawing Dynamic Hands - A book on drawing hands using a revolutionary system for visualizing the hand in an almost infinite number of positions. Sulphite Drawing Paper (or other fade resistant colored paper) Newsprint, Drawing Pencils, Magic Rub Erasers Balance, repetition, contrast, variety, positive/negative space, figure/ground.Įxamples are 18 inch (45.7 cm) square with drawing 16" (40.6 cm) square. Symbolism, gesture, contour, cross contour, blind contour, semi-blind contour, fonts, serif, Sans serif, book, Old English, Gothic, Roman (etc).
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