Young Artists, ages 8 to 12, draw in 3d
Light and Shadow
Shade with pencil so things look round, flat, shiny or soft.
- Level
- Easy to intermediate
- Lessons
- 11 in 4 units
- Time
- 2.5 hours of lessons
- Pace
- About four weeks
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The goal
What you’ll be able to draw
Shade with pencil so things look round, flat, shiny or soft: the value scale, hatching, light on basic forms, cast shadows and edges.
How you’ll see the progress
A shaded ball at the start and at the end; value-ladder evenness goes to your grown-up’s report.
Skills
- Light and shadow
- 3D forms
- Texture and pattern
Pictures you’ll make
- Still Life with Three Things Project
4 units, 11 lessons
The syllabus
Unit 1 is free for everyone, so you can see how it feels first.
- 2 then and now
- 2 drill
- 2 concept
- 2 checkpoint
- 2 draw from life
- 1 project
- Free
Unit 1
Values
Five steps from white paper to the darkest dark, in even jumps.
- 01 Then: Shade a Ball Then and now, 10 min Then and now 10 min
- 02 The Value Ladder Drill, 5 min Drill 5 min
- 03 Hatch, Cross-Hatch, Stipple Drill, 5 min Drill 5 min
- 04 Which Is Darker? Concept, 4 min Concept 4 min
- 05 Show What You Learned Checkpoint, 10 min Checkpoint 10 min
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Unit 2
Light on shapes
Cubes, cylinders and cones under one light, and where their shadows fall.
- 01 Where Does the Shadow Fall? Concept, 4 min Concept 4 min
- 02 Show What You Learned Checkpoint, 10 min Checkpoint 10 min
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Unit 3
Surfaces
Shine, fuzz, soft edges and hard edges.
Lessons for this unit are on their way.
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Unit 4
From life
Real objects lit by one light, drawn by looking.
- 01 Torch and Toys Draw from life, 20 min Draw from life 20 min
- 02 An Egg in the Light Draw from life, 20 min Draw from life 20 min
- 03 Still Life with Three Things Project, 40 min Project 40 min
- 04 Now: Shade a Ball Then and now, 10 min Then and now 10 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
Light and Shadow
finished by
your nickname
and the date you finish
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