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Resources: • 1.1.R3 Examining Graphite and Grades• 1.1.A10 The Point of Shading Values

Supplies: paper, various grades of pencils, pencil sharpener, kneaded and vinyl erasers

This activity has two sections:• Outline Eleven Mountains• Shade a Range of Mountains

Outline Eleven Mountains

Move Mountains into Distant Space

Use a range of different values to create the illusion of depth in a mountain scene

ArtSpeak

Atmospheric perspective: (also called aerial perspective) A visual depth of field created by various particles in the atmosphere. As an object recedes farther into distant space, it becomes lighter in value and its edges become more blurred. Overlapping: A component of perspective and composition used to create or enhance the illusion of a three-dimensional reality on a flat surface by rendering the subject(s) in front of or behind others.

Level: BeginnerFlesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 8.8Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease: 56.7Drawspace Curriculum 1.1.A13 - 8 Pages and 23 Illustrations

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Tip!

When sketching overlapping objects, you should draw those in the foreground (front) first.

Caution!

The larger you outline your drawing space, the more shading you have to do (and the more pencils you wear down). The actual drawings scanned as illustrations for this lesson are only 4 in (10.2 cm) wide.

Sketch eleven overlapping mountains beginning with the one that is closest (in the foreground/front) and working back toward the distant mountain and the sky.

1. Outline a horizontal rectangle as your drawing space.

Rotate your drawing paper horizontally and use a ruler to draw a rectangle on your paper as your drawing space.

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In Figure 1, the sky and all 11 mountains are considered shapes. Each shape is numbered to help you keep track of where you are as you draw.

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Drawspace Curriculum 1.1.A13: Move Mountains into Distant Space

ISBN: 978-1-77193-220-2Copyright © 2016 Brenda Hoddinott and Drawspace Publishing (http://www.drawspace.com). All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transferred, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including

electronic, digital, mechanical, recording, photographing, photocopying, or otherwise, without the purchase of an educators’ license from drawspace.com or the prior written consent of Brenda Hoddinott and Drawspace Publishing.

Tip!

Your shapes do not have to be mountains! They can be eleven random shapes, sleeping giants, or anything else you can see or imagine.

2. Sketch the outline of a mountain (12) in the lower-left corner of the drawing space (Figure 2).

Use a 2H pencil and press very lightly so you don’t indent the paper.

3. Outline a second mountain (11) behind the first (Figure 3).

Feel free to draw your shapes/mountains more rounded or jagged than the ones shown in the illustrations.

Figure 1

Tip!

As you draw, frequently refer back to the numbered shapes in Figure 1: • In the first section of this

lesson, you outline each shape in sequence from 12 to 1.

• In the second section of this lesson, you add shading to each shape in sequence from 1 to 12.

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Drawspace Curriculum 1.1.A13: Move Mountains into Distant Space



4. Sketch the remaining nine mountains/shapes (Figures 4 to 8) until you have a total of 11.

Note that:• two mountains are

outlined in Figure 6 for a total of six.

• two mountains are outlined in Figure 7 for a total of eight.

• three mountains are outlined in Figure 8 for a total of eleven.

Don’t add shading to any shapes at this stage. Remember: the goal in the first section is to simply outline the shapes.

Caution!

Figure 7

5. Check over your final sketch (Figure 8) to ensure that you have a total of 12 shapes (including the sky).

You can also make changes to shapes and/or lightly mark a number inside each shape (refer back to Figure 1).

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Figure 8

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Figure 11



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Tip!

H pencils work beautifully for light and middle values, and B pencils are best for middle and dark values. When you use a combination of several H and B pencils, you can more easily create a full range of values.

6. Use your kneaded eraser to lighten all your sketch lines (Figure 9).

Tip!

Before you continue on to the next section, take time to plan a shading strategy based on your current skill level: • You can shade each

shape with only one value (Figure 10).

• You can shade each shape with a combination of several similar values (Figure 11).

After you shade each shape, you have the option of either outlining, or not outlining, its upper edge.

Shade a Range of Mountains7. Shade a very light

value inside the outline of the sky (Figure 12).

The illustrations in this section show you the basic process of shading. Feel free to use whatever shading technique or style you prefer.

Figure 12



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8. Continue shading each mountain/shape in sequence from distant space toward the foreground (Figures 13 to 23).

Each mountain needs to be shaded increasingly darker than the last.

Tip!

The shading in Figures 12 to 22 extends outside the drawing space on all four sides. The final drawing (Figure 23) is cropped to create neat, straight edges/borders.

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Figure 15

Tip!

To make a mountain a little darker, press a little harder with your pencil. To make a mountain a little lighter, ease off on the pressure you apply.

Tip!

If a mountain ends up too dark, you can pat it with your kneaded eraser and redo the shading until you are happy with the results.

Expect to occasionally go back over some mountains and adjust their values a little.



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As an Aside

According to an ancient Chinese legend, a peasant named Yu Gong decided to relocate two inconveniently-located mountains that were blocking the entrance to his home. This legend gave way to the Chinese saying, “Yu Gong moves the mountains.”

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As an Aside

In 2012, one of China’s biggest construction firms announced its plans to flatten 700 mountains in the area of Lanzhou to make room for urban sprawl – to literally “move mountains.”

9. Check over the values of your shapes/mountains and adjust their values where needed (Figures 22 and 23).

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Figure 23

Overlapping and atmospheric perspective helped create the illusion of a three-dimensional, surrealistic mountain range (Figure 23).




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