1. Drawing as a Language

2. If you had only a rock to draw with, how would your drawing look? Would you try to create in detail? Only straight lines? These ancient rock carvings may have been use to record important events, or to serve as boundary markers or magical symbols. Petroglyphs. Nootka, Sproat Lake, Canada Pgs. 3-5

3. Cave Painting of Lasaux, France Pgs. 3-5

4. Kiva mural from a pottery mound, Pueblo New Mexico, ca. 1350-1450 Pgs. 3-5

5. Sketches by Seth Eastman, a nineteenth century soldier, as he traveled through Texas Pgs. 8-9

6. Sketches by Seth Eastman, a nineteenth century soldier, as he traveled through Texas Pgs. 8-9

7. Images from Pablo Picasso’s sketchbooks Pgs. 10-11

8.  Approach every drawing as if it will be the best  Develop good work habits  Proper materials  Set up a comfortable work surface  Good lighting  Be willing to experiment; Learn from your mistakes  Become familiar with technology  Visit art museums & galleries Pgs. 12-13

9.  Express your personal philosophy  Originality  Variety of Approaches  Communicate important ideas/challenge the viewer  Reflect our current society through the ‘lens’ of the past  Understand other artists’ styles; Develop your own individual approach Pgs. 14-15

10. William Blake, “ The Head of a Ghost of a Flea” 1819 Pgs. 16-17

11.  Develop a subject 10 different ways. (Observational)  Write down a dream & illustrate it. (Imagination)  Draw an object as if it were collapsed, melted, exploded etc. (Observational & Imaginative)  Morph an object. Create a series of sketches in which an object gradually transforms into something else. (Observational & Imaginative) Pgs. 18-19

12.  Develop a subject 10 different ways. (Observational)  Write down a dream & illustrate it. (Imagination)  Draw an object as if it were collapsed, melted, exploded etc. (Observational & Imaginative)  Morph an object. Create a series of sketches in which an object gradually transforms into something else. (Observational & Imaginative) Pgs. 18-19