How to Draw Rocks. Rocks present the artist with several challenges. Because of the challenges rocks present many artist will avoid them in their drawing and paintings. In this class we discuss how to draw rocks and make rocks look more like, rocks. We will study the idea of organic versus inorganic shapes the ability to avoid rocks that look like loaves of bread. We then study how to describe and understand the planes of a rock. Using value and understanding light we then draw basic a rock using these concepts. We then continue to explore drawing rocks by creating a drawing of river rocks of every shape and size imaginable. By discussing how to organize, and layout the drawing and then identifying the basic light and dark to give the drawing volume and depth. Along with important insights on creating details to give the drawing depth. Follow along and create some wonderful drawings of rocks with me.

This a great course for anyone who needs to improve their understanding of landscape drawing. Beginning, intermediate, and even advanced students will find a little something to help their drawing improve. Having taught drawing and painting for 20 years I know how important drawing is to almost every field in the visual arts.

Skills that are Taught

*Identifying Planes

*Designing Planes

*Identifying Light and Shadow Shapes

*Creating Accurate Shadows

*Rendering of Textures

*Value Relationships

*Defining Edges

*Anchoring Line for Composition