Category Archives: Illustrations

Drawing Lab :: Eight

Lab Eight was to let random paint marks “tell” you what to draw. By using red, yellow and blue watercolors in random strokes, you would find a drawing and literally draw it out with your pen. The boys loved this exercise. We did the watercolor strokes just before bed one night and made our drawings… Continue Reading

Drawing Lab :: Seven

Lab Seven was to layer color with only four choices. The reference image is a monkey face and we pre-selected kid markers and one pastel each. I was lucky to have pastels on hand – they were from college in the late 80s and still work! The boys began to groan a bit after the… Continue Reading