Skulls and Roses
Drawing the Human Skull and Some Pretty Flowers
Bellwork:
Draw a rose....
Use your sketchbook or notebook paper if you do not have your sketchbook
Objectives:
I CAN:
- Learn how to draw the human skull (the underpinning of the human face), which will help in upcoming projects
- Learn how to draw a rose through a method of my choice
- Combine my skull drawing with rose drawings to create a unified pencil drawing with shading
In this lesson we will be looking at the human skull to help us with upcoming projects. The skull is the underpinning of the human face and knowing how to draw it will help us with drawing faces. For this assignment you will need to draw a skull with roses around it. Compose this any way you would like. Use pencil and make sure to shade with a variety of values. Below you will find resources to help you with this assignment.
This video by Proko is an inspiring illustration of the skull. Notice his methods and see if you can try some in your drawing.
Draw a Skull - Halloween Special
Links
Here are links to some basic methods of drawing the skull. Looking at a photo, or even a halloween plastic skull, if you have one laying around, could help too...
The Rose
Roses are beautiful flowers, full of meaning. Their multi layered petals makes them a challenge to draw. You can draw an open rose or buds, or both.
Simple "S" Rose
This drawing method starts with the letter S and builds.
Spiral Start
Starting with a spiral you can also build to make a rose.
How to Draw an Open Rose
Must Haves:
Your finished drawing must have:
- A shaded skull (core shadow, midtones, highlights)
- At least 2 roses (also shaded)
- Good use of space on your paper (not too small)
This Will Help WIth Your Watercolor Skulls...
We will be using this practice to help us when we create a watercolor with skulls and flowers...