Class 5

I've been teaching class 4 and 5 basic drawing techniques. I started with teaching them how to draw three-dimensional shapes, such as the cone, cube, cylinder, sphere and pyramid and then showed them how to shade each object to give it more depth. Then we discussed all the different things that could be made with each shape. A cylinder can become the cones for binoculars or a telescope, the pillar of a temple, or even a person's fingers or arms. From there we began to combine the shapes-- a cone and cylinder to make a rocket, a cube and a pyramid became a house. I wanted to show them how they could learn to combine these things themselves, instead of copying them by rote. Then I showed them how to combine these buildings once again to make a city or a village landscape.