Drawing 101, let’s draw! Stop being afraid of drawing and learn to use the basic steps when you draw, such as shapes, line and values. In this relaxed workshop students learn the basic principles of drawing including proportion, mass, value and line. Working with charcoal, on a variety of still life subjects, students will improve their drawing skills as they increase their understanding of structure and composition.
Bring with you:
- Charcoal pencil…soft
- Vine Charcoal…soft
- Kneaded eraser
- Pink eraser
- Newsprint pad 14”x17”
Meet the Artist
Lena Shiffman attended Spectrum Institute of Commercial Art in NJ, and later studied at The Parsons School of Design and the Art Students League in New York City. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and member of Rutgers University council on children’s Literature (RUCCL).
Her first book was Keeping a Christmas Secret written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, which received a Christopher award in 1989. Since then she has created many drawings for Cricket Magazine and illustrated numerous books for Scholastic Inc., including Dancing with Manatees, which has sold more than half a million copies in countries all over the world.
Image courtesy of Lena Shiffman