LIST OF IDEAS FOR OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING FOR HOMEWORK

1. Make a large careful drawing of a textured object such as a loofah, sponge, pan-scrub, tree bark etc Emphasis on the texture.

2. Make a detailed study of an untidy sink or draining board. 3. Small hand tools - pliers, screwdriver, nails, hammer, chisel etc. 4. 5. Cleaning equipment - cloths, sponge, bucket, brush, Brushes - tooth, shoe, make-up, clothes, broom, dustpan, hair, paint, scrubbing etc.

6. Crumpled paper with lettering on it - show the lettering distortions. 7. A musical instrument.

8. A camera, film, bag, sunglasses, paperback or magazine. 9. 10. Walkman, headphones, batteries, cassettes. Garden tools - trowel, gloves, seeds, compost, flowerpots, twine, wire, secateurs. Boots and shoes - a collection. Pots and pans - a collection

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13. Bag of sweets - crisps opened with some of the contents spilling out. 14. Biscuits on a plate, cup and saucer, packet.

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Part of your bedroom with your unmade bed. Locks and keys, door locks, padlocks, chains Machinery. Close-up of mechanical parts (bicycle watch, clock, sewing machine etc. View through a window. A pot plant Staircase Sugar, sugar bowl, spoon, Packet Flour, wooden spoon, basin, packet A tree Some fruit - with some cut or peeled. A group of drinking glasses

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26. The reflections in shiny metallic objects, kettle, bath taps, spoon etc. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. Your reflection in one of the above. A coat hanging on the back of a chair. Hat, gloves and scarf. Vegetables, a selection of these. Handbag, umbrella, purse and keys. a) study a box, tube or package b) crush the package c) crush even more

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Objects from your dressing table placed on a mirror. Portrait of one of your family. A group of childrens toys. Clocks and watches. Containers and their contents Self-portrait Books, pencil case, pens, pencils and paper. Wool, string, cotton, pins and needles. A collection of assorted metal objects. A collection of things which are Red " " " " " " " " " " " " Blue White Black

A figure seated in front of a window. A portrait in dim-light. A portrait in strong light (dark shadows)

49. A tea towel, eggs, egg boxes, tomatoes, whisk, milk, jug etc. 50. Tin opener, a few tins of different sizes, saucepan

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Tea-pot, tea-caddy, sachet of tea, spoon, cup & saucer Coffee pot - maker, jar of coffee, spoon, cup and saucer Shoes, shoe polish, brush, cloth. Muddy walking boots, trainers or wellies. A large bag or suitcase half packed. Cut out several faces from colour magazines. Now cut up the faces into smaller pieces. Shuffle the pieces and make new faces out of the different bits. Paste into your sketch-book. Collect and stick in your sketch-book as many different types and styles of the same letter. Then write your name using a different style for each letter

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58. Choose an everyday object and draw it from an unusual viewpoint. 59. A board game and its pieces. Show a close up detail of these 60. An open cupboard, displaying its contents.

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The doorway. A crowd scene The party Squashed or cramped in a confined space. Decay and demolition. A tropical plant A sleeping figure

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Towel, soap, talc, shampoo etc. A broken toy. Sports equipment.