Cave Painting from Paleolithic Period Drawing is a mental and physical act, drawing brings to fruition what you see and what you imagine. Drawing is the basis of all art. It is a skill that can be learned through practice. There are no rights and wrongs in the drawing field. The best way for you to learn is to jump in and draw! Like any other skill you only develop through practice. We will use a sketchbook to develop our skills. Research and define the following terms (see setting up journal) please add them to your Drawing Journal. sketch, sketchbook,doodle,and thumbnail All drawing is a form of visual communication, from architectural plans to graffiti they all are communicating information or a message. Create a page in your journal titled Daily Forms of Visual Communication, list all visual forms that you see in your daily life. This will be an on going list. You may not have a lot of entries now but as you progress and have a heightened awareness of looking for visual language you will see them more and more… record them on this page. Examples: Graffiti on trains, diagrams for other subjects like Math, carvings on benches, avatars and doodles. The innate human need to be remembered…. This is where drawing began, on rocks, cave walls since the beginning of time the human race has recorded history or told a story through the process of drawing. Expressing all kinds of values and beliefs, ideas or thoughts through visual symbols. Research three early forms of drawing, in  caves, on rocks or indian tribes. Record your findings in your journal. Complete a sketch in your sketchbook for each form. Create a notebook in your Evernote account for Drawing 1 you will want to take photo’s of your sketches and add to your electronic journal. You may also add url’s and paste information here. In your sketchbook create a drawing that visually communicates an emotional moment you had this week, you may be expressing excitement, anger, grief, loneliness, or joy.  What kinds of lines will be in your drawing? Do you need to use color to communicate your emotion? Share your drawing with others, ask them what they see. Don’t be discouraged if they see something other than your idea….that is the beauty of art, everyone is free to their own interpretation. Google image “cave paintings” ….now be amazed at the beauty of early man.

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