Week Two In-Class Drawing Exercise

This is the template which you will attempt to match as accurately as possible, except you won't be using a ruler. All lines must be drawn freehand in pencil.

Pull the jpeg of this template off this blog to your desktop and print it out. Below is an example of the early stages of what your drawing should look like. Start by measuring in one inch from the outside edge of an 8 1/2" x 11" blank white paper. Draw a border (freehand) one inch in from the outside edge of the paper, as shown. Centre the template inside the border and begin reproducing it as shown below. Work from large shapes to smaller shapes, subdividing everything as accurately as possible.

Notice how I drew guidelines in the bottom RH corner of the page and printed my name in simple all caps block printing. The guidelines should be drawn in the middle 1/3 of the bottom inch of your paper, as shown. Your full name should finish so the last letter aligns with the bottom RH corner of the border you initially drew (as shown). When you're finished, your drawing should look like the example below. You might want to drag this last jpeg to your desktop and print it out so you can compare your work to it before handing it in.