STUDY 1
--FROM LIFE--
Take your journal and a pencil outside.
(or use manilla paper, age the edges with peeled brown crayon).
Find 3 natural things to draw and write about in your journal.
Use texture, shading, detail, and your art knowledge from the school year.
Get inspiration from famous botanical illustrators...
https://www.botanicalartandartists.com/famous-botanical-artists.html
Beatrix Potter
Peter Rabbit Illustrator
Kristin Link
Nature Journaling
https://www.kristinlink.com/blog/2020/10/30/nature-journaling
Maureen Clare Murphy
https://www.maureenclaremurphy.com/
Lizzie Harper
STUDY 2
-FROM PHOTOGRAPHY--
Bring our phone or camera from Chromebook outside.
Take 6 pictures of nature.
3 far away photos and 3 up-close photos.
-Make sure to hold your phone still, prop your arm/hand on something.
-On the close ups, walk close to the object rather than zooming in.
MISD Nature Trail
Student FInds
Lovella T. 11th grade
Riley
9th grade
Chris Q.
Trestin 9th grade
STUDY 3
PRACTICE DRAWING TREES
Look at photos from blog or online of Live Oak Trees.
USE: Line, Shape, Form, Texture, Value.
Pecan Tree, state tree
Live Oak, most popular TX tree
These are what we have in front of Mineola HS.
Students Sketching Trees
Tree Sketches
Riley B. 9th grade Kendra H. 11th grade
Estrella 10th grade. McKenzie 10th grade
Sophia D. 10th grade
Trees at our School
Having a hard time drawing TREES from life?
Follow the videos.
STUDY 4
A CLOSER LOOK (magnifying glass)
Using photos of your own, or ones on the blog, find 1 main photo and 2-3 deatils photos to use for your final nature piece.
You can do this as COLLAGE drawing or use 1 PIECE of Paper.
Bring out the paper & supplies you need and grab a clipboard.
Be creative with perspective, details, texture, colors.
Show closer perspective in 2-3 micro circles.
From front of Mineola HS
From Mineola ISD Nature Trail
PearTree From my backyard in Mineola.
