Object Study, Leonardo daVinci Style.

After learning about the very famous Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, EII students took an in depth look at da Vinci's many drawings.  Da Vinci recognized the connection between mathematics, science, art, and invention.  He studied objects, animals, and people, drawing them over and over until it seemed he knew them inside and out.  We were able to see how this practice would have aided da Vinci in creating his paintings and planning his imaginative inventions.
We used this opportunity to learn and practice many different drawing techniques.  Students chose one object to study and draw using various techniques while showing different viewpoints.  We tried out contour and blind contour drawings with pencil, ink drawing techniques (hatching, cross hatching, stippling), charcoal drawing, and finally choosing a media to create a color drawing.  Students then selected their favorite drawing from each category and carefully arranged them together to create one display of their work.