Your Moment of Zentangle

(Previously published as a CIL entry). 

Thanks to Katja for the drawing pictured here!

A Zentangle is an ornate, detailed style of drawing that often resembles Mehndi or Henna temporary skin painting. I like to say that it is a fancy version of a doodle, or a super garabato. The term Zentangle is often credited to Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. Rick asked Maria how she felt as she was drawing something, and her description was quite similar to meditation. More history and information is available on their website, www.zentangle.com. 
RUBRIC COMING SOON. 

Abstract Designs: Unity and Balance

Let's look at artists like Joan Miró, Robert and Sonia Delaunay, Matisse, and especially Kandinsky for inspiration. Make a few rough drafts in your sketchbook before deciding which image you want to create for your final project and whether or not you want to use chalk pastels, oil pastels, paint, watercolor, markers, colored pencils, or mixed media. As soon as possible I will post student work in this blog to give you more ideas.
RUBRIC: CLICK HERE

Linear Perspective

Before I learned how to use linear perspective, I simply made up the angles of the buildings and filled up the paper. Sometimes I used isometric projections or other intuitive techniques.  When my 6th grade teacher showed me linear perspective, this revolutionized my drawings. I was able to convey space in a realistic manner (Thanks again Lisa!). This one event changed my drawings more than any other technique. Thanks to Katja for the image pictured here.