Creative Warm Up - Describe and Draw
Describe and Draw example
“There’s a white blanket on the grass. On the blanket you’ll find a woven bag with circular wooden handles, two baguettes in a white bag, jam, a wheel of brie cheese and some cherry tomatoes on a paper bag, and a container of fresh strawberries peeking out of a white shopping bag. The blanket is under a tree, as you can see shadows from the above branches and leaves.”
Describe and Draw
At the beginning of each kids’ art class I like to have a warm up. It’s a good way to connect our hands to our heart and our eyes. Warm ups change through the season. because I notice when an idea gets old for the kids. Their efforts and excitement starts to dwindle. A month ago, I started the Describe and Draw warm up, where I find a picture online (usually Pinterest) and they need to draw a picture based on my words, and their interest and efforts returned. At the end, we see how close they got. It’s amazing how similar their drawing can be!
Things you need:
• a reference image. You can start with the one I posted above.
• paper and art tools.
You can try a few things:
• use a photograph or an illustration from another artist.
• tell your class that they can add extra details, if they want to.
• describe the entire picture first and then go through it one more time.
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