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Comparing Drawing M ethods

Comparing Drawing M ethods. Kimon Nicolaides The Natural Way to Draw (1941) Mona Brookes Drawing With Children (1996) ARE 6049 Indie project Kimberly Blair February 2014. Kimon Nicolaides.

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Comparing Drawing M ethods

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  1. Comparing Drawing Methods KimonNicolaides The Natural Way to Draw (1941) Mona Brookes Drawing With Children (1996) ARE 6049 Indie project Kimberly Blair February 2014

  2. KimonNicolaides “The effort you make is not for one particular drawing, but for the experience you are having and that will be true even when you are eighty years old.” Nicolaides American 1891-1938 Method: allowing students to have an experience of drawing • Start at any level or age • Exercises are sequential (don’t jump ahead) • Created schedule drawing exercises (last 1 year) *Practice is Necessary*

  3. KimonNicolaides Contour Outermost edges of a form 3 key steps in drawing 2. Gesture Feel the movement of the whole 3. Modelled Creating tonal shape and mass

  4. Mona Brookes “I am convinced that drawing realistically is a natural ability that we all possess.” Mona Brookes American 1938 - Created MonartDrawing School’s “Progressive” Academically-based curriculum in1979. • Designed “Alphabet of Shapes” These 5 basic elements of shapes combine to form any object. • Exercises are adjustable for starting level • A beginners guide for any age • There is training for teachers • Integrated & Multicultural studies • Techniques for EC & at risk students

  5. Mona Brookes Choosing a starting point Level 3 exercise Ages 8-adult Level 1 exercise Ages 3 or 4 Level 2 exercise Ages 6-8 Arranging the 5 elements , drawings become identifiable objects Lauren Age 16 Alexander Age 5 Vany Age 10

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