1 Peter 4:11
If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.
(Thursday during the yard sale Issac wrote and created cards for several of his friends–Pam, next time I see you he made one for each of your girls.)
We will, God willing, be out of town next week but I will try to get the lesson posted anyway.
For this week we are going to review all that you have learned then next week I will explain how to develop that into a full drawing.
When beginning, consider the age of the person you are drawing–if you want a small child the head is bigger in proportion to the body than a teen or grown up.
Next consider where the joints will show be, draw a very light skeleton, using ovals for shoulders and hips, all at the angle they would naturally occur.
When laying out the face, remember that the eyes are at the center, not at the forehead, or the nose–unless you are trying to exaggerate to make a point (for instance, drawing an ogre you may want all the facial features squished towards the bottom half, or drawing an elf the face may get spread upwards.)
Also keep in mind that, in general, a face is 5 eyes wide at the ears, and 7 eyes tall. This will help you position the features on the face, even when you don’t have a face to look at when drawing.
Review what we have learned and practice making sketches for various people using skeletons.
A doodle of Essie from a picture of Essie I caught yesterday. (She rolls her eyes a lot. She is 8.5. :)) I wanted to use the following verse for this weeks.
3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.
4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
Psalm127:3-5
But Rachel saw the painting and insisted that the one that follows was much more appropriate. 
6 Train a child in the way he should go,
and when he is old he will not turn from it.
Proverbs 22:6
I’ll let you decide. :) Which do you think is more suited, or do you have a better idea?
Due to circumstances beyond my control (my husband’s computer blew up and he has been using mine while I deal with getting a new hard drive or two, getting a new door on the office, AND running a yard sale) I did not manage to get this weeks art class up. In fact, I need to go now and take the kids swimming as promised whihc I would have done earlier except that I had to go buy a hard drive. So, keep practicing and we will resume as soon as things get back to normal.
In the beginning there was a layout.
and because it was a rather large, detailed painting there was a printout and tracing,
then reworking and hand drawn details added,
which took longer than expected because there were so many fun little details to add.
Then came painting, and painting,
and painting some more.
Then inking in the fine details and sending the painting out.
*Recently finished house portrait, yeah, its done and sent!
Romans 12:12
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer
This week, I would like you to review the previous weeks lessons and practice drawing skeletons in motion,
with faces.
Also, if you have drawings to post, please share them here.
Yes, I am busy, I have a commissioned watercolor (a large house portrait) that I would really like to et finished and shipped this week. When I am finished with it I will share the process I go through working on them–very different than my doodles. Hopefully I will be done before next week and able to get together a more detailed lesson.
Been busy working on bikes with my brother so am late getting this posted. My hand was all shaky from working with bikes (long story but too much anything triggers my RA, which makes it hard to grasp a paintbrush) but I did get a doodle done and had the idea since early this morning.
8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. 1 Peter 4: 8-10
Inspired by this post at As We Walk.
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