Daily Sketch

Find an object you’d like to draw, maybe a toy, a hat, or something from the kitchen. Look at the front. Now slowly turn it to see the back. Look at the sides, the top and the bottom. Notice how each side is different. Draw it twice to show how it looks from two different sides. What…

Choose a three-dimensional object that is special to you. Why is it meaningful to you? Where does it live in your home? What shape is it? Is it small enough for you to hold? What does it feel like? Now, make an observational drawing of your object. Turn your object around so that you can…

What indoor spaces have special memories for you? Try to remember a relative or friend’s house that you’ve visited often, or that made an impression. Think back to what the indoor space was like, and how the different rooms were arranged. Was the light bright or dark? What shapes were the rooms? What colors do…

Think of a special outdoor place that you used to visit. Was the light bright or dark? Was the street straight or curved? Was it hilly or flat? What shapes and colors do you remember? Draw what you remember, based on what stands out in your mind. You could draw a view straight on, or…

What does the word “feeling” mean to you? We can feel the texture of something, such as an object that is bumpy or smooth. We also experience feelings or emotions. In this activity, we will explore both! Find an object in your house that you like to touch. Run your hands over the object. How…

Murals are artworks painted directly onto a wall. You can find them both inside and outside. Some of our earliest known artworks are murals in caves that are over 40,00 years old! Have you ever seen a mural in your neighborhood? Artists paint murals to beautify their neighborhoods and to tell stories about their communities.…

When light hits an object, it casts a dark shape on the surface or surfaces on the opposite side of the object. The dark shape is called a shadow. Shadows change depending on how bright the light is, whether it is near or far away from the object, and the angle at which it strikes…

Puddles aren’t only for splashing! In the right light at the right angle, the surface of a puddle acts as a mirror and reflects images of the things above and around it. Go outside after a rainstorm and find a puddle. Move around it slowly. Watch the way the reflected image changes depending on your position.…

What color is the sky? Is it always blue? How does it change with the time of day? Or with the weather? Look at the sky at different times of day and during different kinds of weather. How does the color of the sky change as you look higher or lower? Now use crayons or colored…

Something is familiar when we see or interact with it often. It means it is almost like a part of our family. Do you have a familiar object that you see or use every day? Let’s look at it again in a different way. Draw this object as if you have never seen it before.…