 PART 2: LESSON 1 - SETTING UP
TIME:
Allow 40min
Aim:
To establish a new format for freehand lessons and to introduce
the 'quick sketch test' to enforce observation and awareness
of common day things.
Materials:
The sketch pad, HB and 4B pencil, eraser
Without using the ruler (or any other straight edge)
prepare the page with margin and add the freehand boxes
as shown.
a) The student should draw the margin lightly (HB pencil),
using short lines and when satisfied, firm it in. Allow
a good ten minutes for this as some students will be concerned
to produce lines of great excellence. This will not be possible
at this stage and they could be told to expect as much.
The student should be encouraged to keep turning the sketch
pad to suit their hand movement, and to use the page edges
as guides.
b) When the student is satisfied with
the light lines they can be 'firmed in' thus (again using
short, comfortable lines):
c) Without using a ruler divide the page
into quarters using light lines as shown below.
d) Divide again.
e) And yet again as shown.
f) And again, so now you have 64 spaces
(ignoring the title box).
TWO QUICK SKETCHES
Allow two minutes at the beginning of
each lesson for this next exercise.
In the first two little spaces along the top the student
is asked to draw their simplest representation of any two
commonday objects of choice. They may make them up or use
any of the examples listed on the previous page. It is
recommended that the research (practice) for these be set
as homework. Then the student will be forewarned and
prepared - although any lack of preparation can lead to
interesting times ...
At the completion of the time allowed
for this task (can be shortened for future lessons) the
student will ask his or her neighbour to guess and write
down the names of the articles or objects. It they match
the drawings they should remain unidentified (no need for
any notation). If not recognized the student should identify
them as shown below. The Teacher will be the final arbiter.
Be kind!
This whole exercise should be treated
as fun as the teacher will find the students serious enough
and naturally competitive. Do not ridicule any effort yet
be constructive where necessary. Praise the good and display
the brilliant for the rest of the class to see. Simplicity
and effectiveness are the keys. In the example above try
and guess what the two unnamed objects are? You will see
they are drawn with the maximum economy of line. That what
we want from the student.
The possibilities for set homework are
manifold in these new set of lessons. Page preparation,
common object research, completing drawings begun in class
etc. Judge the pace according to student level and class
preformance.
If time remains in the 40min period the student could begin
preparing future pages (light lines) with title boxes and
freehand borders.
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