November 7: Pareidolia

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING: How to use abstract shapes and MENTAL ILLUSIONS to create drawings of monsters.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT: Today's drawing technique is a great way to stimulate creativity and come up with new designs without any reference images.

HOW WILL MY TEACHER KNOW WHAT I LEARNED: You will practice step by step drawing exercises and then demonstrate your techniques by drawing an abstract shape and turning it into a monster design.

PAREIDOLIA

Pareidolia is the tendency of the human brain to see faces where they don't exist

Why are human brains like this?

How can we use this tendency as artists?

EXAMPLES

STEPS

DRAW A SHAPE
1. MUST BE A WEIRD SHAPE (ABSTRACT/NOT REGULAR)
DRAW THREE CIRCLES INSIDE YOUR SHAPE
ADD FEATURES
1. MUST HAVE AT LEAST FOUR LIMBS (ARMS, LEGS, TENTACLES, CLAWS, FLIPPERS OR WHATEVER)
COLOR IT

TURN IN TODAY- 20 POINTS

DRAW YOUR OWN MONSTER USING PAREIDOLIA

SUCCESS CRITERIA

DRAWING OF A MONSTER BASED ON ABSTRACT SHAPES

DRAWING HAS BEEN FULLY COLORED

MONSTER AT LEAST HAS TWO ARMS AND TWO LEGS (OR TENTACLES OR WHATEVER)

FILE IS IN .JPG FORMAT

FILE IS NAMED CORRECTLY:

(FIRST INITIAL)+(LAST INITIAL)+PAREIDOLIA MONSTERS

TURN IN ON TEAMS

IF YOU FINISH EARLY DRAW ANOTHER MONSTER

DRAW FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD

November 7: Pareidolia

Figure Drawing Warmup

CLICK HERE FOR FIGURE REFERENCE PICTURES

DRAW TWO HUMAN FIGURES FOR FIVE MINUTES EACH

PAREIDOLIA

Pareidolia is the tendency of the human brain to see faces where they don't exist

Why are human brains like this?

How can we use this tendency as artists?

EXAMPLES

STEPS

DRAW A SHAPE

MUST BE A WEIRD SHAPE (ABSTRACT/NOT REGULAR)

DRAW THREE CIRCLES INSIDE YOUR SHAPE

ADD FEATURES

MUST HAVE AT LEAST FOUR LIMBS (ARMS, LEGS, TENTACLES, CLAWS, FLIPPERS OR WHATEVER)

COLOR IT

TURN IN TODAY- 20 POINTS