If you missed seeing this video to the right in class, please watch it on your own time! It is a fantastic description of what a Vanitas is!
Assignment # 1: Observational Practice Drawings- Animal Toys

We will do this drawing exercise in class! Each of you will start with one toy animal and draw it on a new sketchbook page. You will have 2 minutes to draw each one! At the end of 2 minutes we will switch animals and set the timer again to draw the next animal. By the end of class, you will have a full sketchbook page full of animal drawings you did from observation!

Tips
  • DONT STRESS! Think of these like our daily doodles. This is all practice in getting more comfortable with drawing and really looking at an object and drawing what you see, NOT what you think it looks like. 
  • Don't draw too big! You will have lots of animals to draw and fit in on your page. In the end its going to look kind of like wallpaper. 
  • Fill the page! If you get to the last few animals and you still have a lot of space left on your paper, that's the moment to draw the last few animals big to fit your paper!
Assignment # 2- Vanitas Study- Outlines

Divide your sketchbook paper into two sections, 6 inches tall. 
In the top section, sketch roughly the Vanitas you see on your table.

TIPS
  • Draw LIGHTLY. This is called a study so you are studying what you see and practicing drawing it. 
  • BLOCK OUT THE SHAPES YOU SEE. Start basic and then add in more detail as you go. 
  • Draw the biggest shapes first, and then add in details. 
Assignment # 3: Vanitas Final Drawing

On a sheet of good drawing paper you are going to sketch out the vanitas on your table and complete a finished value drawing. It must include the following:
  1. It must fill the page! Do not draw it too small.
  2. There must be a horizon line.
  3. There must be evidence of you using all the drawing pencils and blending. 
  4. It must be drawn in proportion to the best of your ability.
  5. There must be cast shadows.
  6. Overall it has to appear like you took your time, cared about how it would look in the end! (Work ethic and effort!)
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