DRAWING+WARMUPS+1-20

**ASSIGNMENT: In your sketchbook/journal draw a series of parallel lines from left to right.** Start at the top and fill the page with even, horizontal lines. Your lines should be parallel and close together, with a nice easy flow from beginning to end. Control is the key. Practice an entire page of controlled lines. No rulers!
 * DON'T INCH ALONG WITH JAGGED STOPS ALONG THE WAY
 * DON'T DRAW SLOPPY LINES THAT START TO CURVE DOWNWARD
 * DON'T SAY "THIS IS BORING.", BUT LEARN FROM IT!

Drawing Warmup #2: Ellipses **ASSIGNMENT: In your sketchbook do an entire page of ellipses.** Try to show some more open than others. Practicing lines and ellipses is much more than simply doing one page of each. You should practice these disciplines as often as possible. Simply stated, an ellipse is a circle seen on an angle. Look at a roll of masking tape, the top of a jar, or a lamp shade all are ellipses or circles seen on an angle. Once you understand what an ellipse is, you will begin to express form.
 * 1) To draw an ellipse correctly, lock your hand, wrist and arm into one.
 * 2) With a series of circular motions, hover your pencil above the paper like a helicopter just above the ground.
 * 3) Gently bring your pencil down on the paper, continuing the motion, until you have lightly drawn the circular motion on your paper four or five times.
 * 4) If done correctly, it will look like a circle seen on an angle, or an ellipse.

Lesson #3: Simple Objects **ASSIGNMENT: Draw SIX of your best simple objects.** DON'T FORGET YOUR ELLIPSES! DON'T FORGET YOUR AXIS LINES!! Jars, cans, glasses, spools of thread and cups are all simple objects. They simply consist of ellipses and line. Notice they are all made up of ellipses. When drawing these objects, start with a light axis line to balance your subject matter. You may use a ruler to draw an axis line to make sure it is straight. An axis line will keep your objects straight, <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">so they won't "wobble" or resemble the leaning tower of Pisa.

**ASSIGNMENT: Draw thick and thin lines "A" and "B" in your sketchbook.**