Foundations, ages 13 and up, fundamentals
Construction
Build complicated things from simple forms: organic forms, intersections, plants, insects and vehicles.
- Level
- Intermediate to advanced
- Lessons
- 5 in 4 units
- Time
- 2 hours of lessons
- Pace
- About six weeks
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The goal
What you’ll be able to draw
Build complicated things from simple forms: contour lines, organic forms, form intersections and texture, then plants, insects, objects and vehicles.
How you’ll see the progress
A construction check at the end: organic forms, intersections, a freehand box and a cylinder.
Skills
- Form
- Perspective
- Texture
Pictures you’ll make
- 25 Wheels Project
4 units, 5 lessons
The syllabus
Unit 1 is free for everyone, so you can see how it feels first.
- 2 checkpoint
- 1 concept
- 1 project
- 1 draw from life
- Free
Unit 1
Organic forms
Forms that turn in space, contour lines that follow them, and the lines where forms meet.
- 01 Which Intersection Is Right? Concept, 5 min Concept 5 min
- 02 Checkpoint: Organic forms Checkpoint, 15 min Checkpoint 15 min
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Unit 2
Texture
Texture described by its cast shadows and wrapped round a form.
Lessons for this unit are on their way.
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Unit 3
Plants and insects
Mushrooms, flowers, a beetle and a bee, built from simple forms.
Lessons for this unit are on their way.
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Unit 4
Objects and vehicles
A kettle, headphones, wheels and a car, carved from boxes and cylinders.
- 01 25 Wheels Project, 30 min Project 30 min
- 02 An Object from Life Draw from life, 40 min Draw from life 40 min
- 03 Checkpoint: Objects and vehicles Checkpoint, 15 min Checkpoint 15 min
When you finish
A certificate for the fridge
Finish every lesson and Lapis makes a certificate to print or download, with the nickname, the course, the date and a drawing from it. Children get one too.
Lapis certificate
Construction
finished by
your nickname
and the date you finish
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