Learning Objectives:
• Demonstrate skills and techniques learnt previously
• Practise skills of drawing in proportion, shading, adding detail and refinement
• Practise skills of observation
• Practise skills of drawing in proportion, shading, adding detail and refinement
• Practise skills of observation
What you will need:
• Drawing pencils (preferably 2B or 4B)
• Sketching paper (or your sketchbook)
• Eraser
• Pencil sharpener
• Ruler
• Sketching paper (or your sketchbook)
• Eraser
• Pencil sharpener
• Ruler
Your Task:
1. Choose a bottle from the selection in the class room (or find a clear bottle at home). If you don't have access to any bottles, click here to download a picture. However, drawing from a real bottle is preferable.
2. Produce a detailed drawing of the bottle, considering the following:
• Accurate outlines / proportions
• Smooth and varied tonal shading / gradients
• Close attention to detail (e.g. reflections)
2. Produce a detailed drawing of the bottle, considering the following:
• Accurate outlines / proportions
• Smooth and varied tonal shading / gradients
• Close attention to detail (e.g. reflections)
Example drawing:
Extension Activity
If you are confident at drawing you might choose to draw a more challenging bottle. Look at the examples below for inspiration. You should be looking for opportunities to draw more difficult outlines, more varied tonal shading and more detail.
Top Tips
• Keep your pencils sharp and hold them at a shallow angle to the page to avoid 'scribble lines' appearing
• Check your proportions are accurate before adding detail or tonal shading
• Try to add as much detail as you can
• Rest your wrist on a scrap piece of paper to prevent unwanted smudging
• Check your proportions are accurate before adding detail or tonal shading
• Try to add as much detail as you can
• Rest your wrist on a scrap piece of paper to prevent unwanted smudging
Examples of previous students' drawings:
What have each of these students done well in their drawings and what might they have improved on?
