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Close observational
drawing
Tape an A4 sheet of drawing paper to your desk.
Sit at your desk with your drawing hand holding
the point of your pencil in the middle of the page,
ready to draw. Turn around in your seat so that
you are facing the opposite direction. Keep your
other hand in a comfortable position, palm facing
up. Focus on the base of your hand near your wrist,
and very, very slowly draw what you see, without
looking at the page. Include the lines and wrinkles
you see as your eye moves slowly around the shape
of your hand.
Look at your finished drawing. Does it resemble
your hand? Maybe not, but don't worry! Sign and
date your work and repeat this exercise a few more
times in the future. Do you think there will be
an improvement as you become more observant?
(This activity has been adapted from a suggested
drawing activity in “Drawing on the Right
Side of the Brain” by Betty Edwards.) |
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Design a Funky Pair
of Gloves
Place your hand on a sheet of drawing paper with
your palms facing downward and your fingers outstretched.
Now draw around it. Repeat with the other hand.
You have the shape of a pair of gloves. Think about
how you could decorate these gloves. What colours
will you use? Could your gloves be dotty or spotty?
Stripey or zig-zag? Will you use lines or patterns?
Will the patterns be repeated?
Choose coloured pencils, crayons or pastels to decorate
your funky ‘designer’ gloves. |
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Finger and hand prints
with a difference!
Make finger and thumb prints in the usual way. When
they are dry, look closely at them. Do they suggest
something to you? Could you add details with coloured
pencils, paint or markers to turn each one into
a little picture. Perhaps you could create birds,
flowers, people and lots more!
Now try the same activity using hand prints. Remember,
you can print not only with the palm of your hand
but also the back and knuckles. Add details to create
marvellous, imaginary creatures and designs. Go
ahead --- have fun! |
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Papier-maché is a great
modelling material. You can use it to create papier-maché
3D hands.
Draw around the shape of your hands on to card (palms
facing downwards). Tear newspaper into small strips,
coat well with wallpaper paste and stick them onto
the hand shapes. Add more layers to make a raised
shape. Vary the direction of each layer of newspaper
strips Look closely at your hands and try to include
fingernail shapes, knuckles and bony bits. Allow
the papier-maché to dry and then paint and decorate.
Could you include rings, a watch or a bracelet? |
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Make a Pipe Cleaner
Mobile
Look at some constructions made by the artist Alexander
Calder. He used wire and lots of interesting material
to make mobiles. Why not try to make a hand mobile
from coloured pipe cleaners? Join, twist and bend
the pipe cleaners into hand shapes. Add decorations
using colourful beads, feathers, ribbon, strips
of fabric, etc. Suspend from a wire coat-hanger. |
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Make a Mitten Puppet
Do you have mittens? Look closely at their shape.
Use your mitten as a template (or draw around your
hand in a mitten shape) to cut out the front and
back of a puppet from fabric. Glue or stitch the
edges leaving the bottom edge open so you can wear
your puppet. Give your puppet features. What could
you use for hair, eyes, eyebrows, nose and mouth?
Will your puppet have glasses? A moustache? A hairband?
Could you create a character from a fairy story,
nursery rhyme, poem or song? Use your imagination!
Have fun! Be creative! |
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