100 Creative Drawing Ideas

by Anna Held Audette

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590301056
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Shambhala
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 0.7" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Drawing Assignments that are Interesting and Challenging

I bought this book for myself to motivate myself to draw. Would be a great resource for the college level art teacher, as well as high school level.

Great ideas

As a teacher looking for journal bell work, this provided me with some ideas, but more for extended practices. However, there are some really creative ideas, which might be usable for full projects. Also creative for any artist.

Lots of drawing fun and growth!

The exercises are good ways to experiment with different ways of drawing and thinking of composition, materials, spatial concerns, etc. I try to do one every week.

Creative ideas for a creative mind

This book is ideal for someone who likes to "think out of the box" in their art work and it provides great support for the beginner as well as more accomplished artist.

Great Reference Source for Lesson Planning

The majority of the lessons compiled in 100 Creative Drawing Ideas originate from college-level instructors. Therefore, as an art educator experienced in teaching K-12 and higher education students, I must warn you: these are serious lessons aimed at specific problem solving; not meant as a beginning artist's handbook. For educators, this book is filled with ideas that can be adapted up or down, depending upon the desired target age or level. The text is well organized in terms of complexity. Consequently, it is possible to utilize these drawing exercises as preliminaries for other media. Some might find the informal paragraph style of "talking through" the activity a bit confusing. Teachers K-12 will need to adapt the lessons into a format consistent with state standards. Artists looking to expand or brush up on skills will really benefit from this text. As an artist and teacher, I think it's a great reference tool reminding us of what we've learned and what we need to teach.