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Drawing and composition

This activity was suggested by Yumi Okuda and explores the sketchbook page as a space, and encourages experimentation with composition and scale.

Lay out some objects on the table – leave some space between each object

Open your sketchbook to a full spread double page (i.e. use both pages) Start by drawing one object on the page

Turn the sketchbook around to it’s side and draw another object on the same page

Look at your work so far – look at the white space of the page, and lines of the objects you have drawn. You can reorder the objects (i.e. don’t draw them in the same composition/arrangement as they are on the table – make your sketchbook page something different.

Draw another of the objects in a part of the white space

Keep turning, looking and drawing

Enjoy how your page has no real up or down!

OR

Experiment with creating a sense of distance – Choose one object and draw it as small as possible, and choose another and draw it as large as possible.