ARTistic Pursuits

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a Homeschool Crew Review

Thank you, ARTistic Pursuits and Homeschool Review Crew for giving us an opportunity to do a review on Drawing with Water-soluble and Graded Graphite Pencils, Art Core 5.

Christina is a self-taught artist, but she jumped at the opportunity to do a review on ARTistic Pursuits.

Graphite Pencils and Lines

I was captivated as I watched the DVD lesson on graphite pencils and lines with Christina.

I had no idea that how the pencil was sharpened and how dark or light lines were drawn mattered.

I was amazed to see that darker lines were brought to the front of a picture to a viewer while lighter lines naturally receded to the background.

Understanding the Rule of Thirds

The rule of thirds is where the artist divides their drawing into thirds using two horizontal and two vertical lines.

This grid makes nine boxes.

The most important parts of the drawing should be placed at these intersections to produce the most natural image.

The Aggregate Shape

A shape of a group of objects is called an aggregate shape.

It’s a container for the entire drawing.

A drawing should be started with a large aggregate shape that contains all the objects that will be drawn.

If the aggregate shape is right, then the rest of the drawing will go right.

Texture Marks

Christina learned to build the larger shapes in the design first, then add texture marks afterward.

Texture brings out the dimensions of the artwork.

She learned that adding water to graphite drawings is one way to create texture marks.

Value Scales

Value scales are simply the lightness and darkness of things.

There are more values in the world than any artist can draw, so you should simplify what you are looking at and drawing.

Form

Light and shadows must be used in order to get the ultimate form in art.

Facial Form

In order to really capture a person’s facial form perfectly, questions must be asked before attempting to draw.

What did I notice about this person right off the bat?
What was captivating about their eyes?
Did their nose or chin look unique?

Figure Forms and Still Life Forms

Drawing with Water-soluble and Graded Graphite Pencils, Art Core 5. finishes up this course by teaching the artist how to draw figure forms to capture that in-motion look.

Finally, the student is taught how to draw still life forms.

Famous Artists Studied WIthin This Course

Famous artists studied within this course include:

Leonardo da Vinci
Vittore Carpaccio
Jean-Louis Forain
Vincent van Gogh
Isack van Ostade
Rembrandt van Rijn
Albracht Durer
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Willem Claesz Heda

What Comes with This Course

ARTistic Pursuits comes with a beautiful hardcover textbook, a DVD, a Blu-ray disc, and access to online lessons.

Each lesson in the book has an accompanying, detailed video lesson.

Completely Online

If you prefer, you can forfeit using the textbook altogether and use the full-online course.

ARTistic Pursuits’ Drawing with Water-soluble and Graded Graphite Pencils, Art Core 5 offers this course through a CD/BluRay and textbook or completely online.

Art Materials Needed for This Course

Here is a list of art materials you will need to purchase separately for this art class:

graded drawing pencil set of 12
Ebony drawing pencils
water-soluble pencils
#8 round watercolor brush
plastic eraser
kneaded eraser
metal pencil sharpener
sandpaper block
drawing pad 9×12
Bristol pad (vellum surface)

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“I really liked this program. I learned a lot from it. I find drawing a nice way to pass time and relax.”

– Christina