100 Creative Drawing Ideas

by Anna Held Audette

What art student doesn't groan at the hackneyed problems too often assigned in art classes, such as a still life and chianti bottles, old chairs, and large cloths draped over the whole scene? Here, in the first book ever of its kind, is a collection of interesting and original ideas for drawing projects, contributed by art instructors from all over the United States (and a few from Canada, Great Britain, and Australia) who have invented successful alternatives to humdrum exercises. The accompanying illustrations demonstrate ways in which their students have addressed the assignments and are included to help the reader visualize what might result from the written description. This book will be a welcome resource for art teachers and students in high school, college, graduate programs, and art schools, as well as artists undertaking independent study.



Among the 100 drawing ideas



   •  Drawing with a piece of charcoal held between the toes—to explore how limitations often bring out great creativity.
   •  Adopting a mouse's-eye view of a still life—an unusual twist on perspective drawing.
   •  Making a self-portrait that does not show the head but tells something significant about the artist through the depiction of other parts of the body—an original way of investigating "Who am I?"
   •  Constructing a figure from assembled objects and then drawing it—for those times when a live human model is unavailable.
   •  Creating a personal visual representation of the blues musical genre—to discover how one art form engenders another.

Genres: Drawing, Art

224 pages, Paperback

First published March 2, 2004

Reviews

[Vanessa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has great idea for drawing lessons. Many of the ideas will have students think outside the box and create great drawings. They go beyond the average “learn to draw” drawing prompts that bore students!

[Jdstar · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is great. I am not sure how many could be used with my elementary students but anyone conducting drawing lessons could use this book in their library!

[LemontreeLime]

So much fun! So many good ideas!

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fabulous book filled to the brim with ideas to get you drawing, keep you drawing, renew or inspire your drawing.