Draw an Egg | Mr. Fatta

By shading with different values of gray artists can create the illusion of space and form in their drawings. Properly positioning the highlight, mid-tone, and shadow areas artists can make a basic shape can look like it has real three-dimensional form. Study the featured images below, analyze and identify where the artists placed the different shades of gray to create a feeling of form in the image. In this assignment, you will practice applying different pressures on the pencil to get a variety of values gray to create the illusion of form. Review the target objectives listed below and the assigned topic in Google Classroom and create a series of sketches of common household items around your home. Take a picture of your completed illustration and insert the image onto a new slide in your Google Slides portfolio, title, and label the slide.

Learning Targets

I can draw an egg and show its 3-dimensional form and its cast shadows by drawing an oval and shading the oval with a shaded crescent shape that fades gradually, and overlaps a shaded oval to show the cast shadow of the egg.

I can illustrate the form of an object by shading and applying different pressures on the pencil to create different values and tones.

I can simplify and draw complex objects by analyzing the shapes of the object’s parts and their basic geometric shapes and arranging the shapes as they appear on the object.

I can analyze an object by lightly sketching and arranging the basic geometrical shapes.

I can refine my rough analytical sketch by darkening lines that best define the object, and erasing the others.

I can create space and depth in a drawing by shading with a variety of values of gray.

I can create a visual interest in a drawing by adding areas of pattern and drawing details within the composition.

I can refine my drawings by sharpening edges of shapes, erasing stray marks, shading smoothly with variety, and adding details and patterns.

I can improve my sketching and drawing skills by creating multiple thumbnail compositions, trying different techniques, and filling each page with 4 or more practice drawings.

I can assess, refine, and evaluate my drawings by comparing them to the components listed in the project rubric and adding attributes that are missing or need more refining.

I can develop a thoughtfully composed work of art by analyzing the effective qualities and features of my sketches and developing ideas I find attractive further in works outside my sketchbook.

Images of eggs to draw from