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Ok, maybe we can talk over the phone ( yes old school !) Dorie Petrochko President- Connecticut Natural Science Illustrators Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History 170 Whitney Avenue New Haven, CT 06511 www.ctnsi.com www.aviartis.com 203-888-9835 203-695-1215 On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 12:04 PM, Laurie Bebick <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thanks Dorie! I would love more info on how you run your classes. A > syllabus would be great if you don't mind sharing. > > > On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 8:14 AM, Dorie Petrochko <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> I've been teaching beginning students (mostly adults) how to draw for 35 >> years and >> my advice is to keep it simple so that they feel a sense of >> accomplishment. I do a lot >> of demonstrating on a flipboard so that they can see the process. I use >> charcoal for >> blocking in tone because it is quick and they can see results in a short >> amount of time. >> Once they understand seeing contours and spatial relationships, I move >> onto form and >> then detail and texture. The key is to make it fun and simple at the same >> time. Remember >> how it felt when you first tried to draw?- it was fun just experimenting >> with line and contours. >> If you time them on their blind contour drawings, it makes it like a game >> and brings out a sense >> of competition which is always good. >> If you have any more questions about how I structure my drawing class, >> I'd be happy to share. >> >> Dorie >> >> Dorie Petrochko >> President- Connecticut Natural Science Illustrators >> Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History >> 170 Whitney Avenue >> New Haven, CT 06511 >> www.ctnsi.com >> www.aviartis.com >> 203-888-9835 >> 203-695-1215 >> >> On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 3:59 PM, Laurie Bebick <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >>> I am teaching a drawing class to adults who have little to no drawing >>> experience. I am finding that many of them are struggling and are >>> disheartened by how hard drawing is. Does anyone have advise on trying to >>> keep their spirits-up? I have only taught 2 classes so far, one on value >>> and how to measure proportions. I have 3 more to go. >>> >>> Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the >>> instructions at >>> http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv >>> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> >> Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the >> instructions at >> http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv >> > > ________________________________________________ > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the > instructions at > http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv