Exercise 1:
WARM-UP
WARM UP YOUR DRAWING HAND WITH FREE-FORM LINES AND SHAPES TO GET YOUR CREATIVE JUICES FLOWING AS YOU PREPARE TO DIVE INTO OTHER PROJECTS. I USE A TIMER TO TIME MY EXERCISES. USING ONE FREES YOU FROM OVERTHINKING OR OVERSTUDYING YOUR SUBJECT. UNDER A TIME CONSTRAINT, YOU WILL FOCUS ON WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN YOUR VISUAL REPRESENTATION. I SUGGEST ONE MINUTE TO START. BE BRAVE AND TRY THIRTY SECONDS! MAKE IT A MORNING ROUTINE. MY YOUNGEST CHILD LOVES THIS EXERCISE; IT IS AN EASY, TIDY WAY TO MAKE ART WITH YOUR LITTLE ONE.
MATERIALS
Music
White sketch paper
Pen or pencil
Timer (optional)
1. Play some music.
2. Set up your sketch paper.
3. Put the tip of your pen or pencil on the paper and, without lifting it, cover the entire page with lines, circles, squiggles, or angles.
4. Get the flow going in your drawing hand. Stand up and put your body into it.
5. Let your lines be free, loose, overlapping, and fun.