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Drawing

NaturallyBrenda Hoddinott

A09 BEGINNER: RESOURCES

In Lesson A08 Beginner:Youre a Natural, you discovered your natural hand movementfor drawing straight lines. In this lesson, I show you how to find your natural handmovement for drawing curved lines and circular shapes (such as circles and ovals).

Suggested drawing supplies include a sketchbook and a 2B grade of graphite pencil.

Recommended for artists of all ages, as well as students of home schooling, academic, and recreational fine art educators

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Following the Outlines of CirclesUse a finger to follow the outline of the circle (Figure 901) in a clockwise motion. Then,follow the outline of the second circle (Figure 902) in a counterclockwise motion.Whichever feels most comfortable is your natural directional movement.

For most left-handed people this movement is counterclockwise. Conversely, right-handed individuals are more likely to begin drawing curved lines in a clockwisedirection. And, some people find both movements equally natural.

Following Curved LinesRun your finger along each line in Figure 903 to get a sense of its clockwise andcounterclockwise movements.

ArtSpeak

Clockwise is a direction or motion that follows the movement of the hands of a clock: from the top to the right,then down and to the left, and back up to the top.

Counterclockwise (sometimes called anticlockwise) is a direction or motion that is opposite to the movement

of the hands of a clock: from the top to the left, then down and to the right, and back up to the top.Single curved line (also called a simple curved line) is rendered in only one direction, either clockwise orcounterclockwise (as in the letter C).

Compound curved line is created when a curved line changes direction. In other words, a compound curvedline curves in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions (such as in the letter S).

Circular shape is entirely made up of curved lines.

Figure 902Figure 901
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Depending on which end you begin, each single curved line can curve in either aclockwise or counterclockwise direction. If your instinct is to begin at A, your naturalhand movement is probably clockwise. Conversely, if you prefer to begin with B, morethan likely, your natural hand movement is counterclockwise.

Compound curved lines curve in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions. Run afinger along each compound curve in Figure 904. Take note of the point where thedirection changes from clockwise to counterclockwise (or counterclockwise toclockwise). For example, an arrow marks the point where the compound curved line inthe upper right, begins to change direction.

Draw a page of single

and compoundcurved lines, andcircular shapes inyour sketchbook.

Use your natural handmovement, and dontforget to rotate yourdrawing paper as youwork(Lesson A08Beginner: Youre a

Natural).Remembering toalways rotate yourpaper takes lots ofpractice. But, beforeyou know it, you arerotating your paper allthe time without eventhinking.

Figure 903

Figure 904
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BRENDA HODDINOTT

As a self-educated teacher, visual artist, portraitist,forensic artist (retired), and illustrator, Brenda Hoddinottutilizes diverse art media including her favorites:graphite and paint.

Brenda is the author of Drawing for Dummies(WileyPublishing, Inc., New York, NY) and The CompleteIdiots Guide to Drawing People(Winner of the Alpha-Penguin Book of the Year Award 2004, Alpha - PearsonEducation Macmillan, Indianapolis, IN). She iscurrently writing two books on classical drawing.

My philosophy on teaching art is to focus primarily on the enjoyment

aspects while gently introducing the technical and academic. Hence, increating a passion for the subject matter, the quest for knowledge also

becomes enjoyable.

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