Drawing Extraordinary Plants: Observing and Imagining
Drawing Extraordinary Plants: Observing and Imagining
Lesson 6
Observation Drawing and Composition: Close Looking with Liu Dan (1)
Composition is the way elements of an artwork are arranged on a page.
What do you notice about the composition in each of these drawings by Liu Dan?
What are three things that are the same?
What are three things that are different?
Observation Drawing and Composition: Close Looking with Liu Dan (2)
What parts of the flower did the artist draw? How much of each flower can you see?
Where did the artist choose to place the flower on the page? �(corner, middle, top, bottom)
Where do you notice �empty spaces?
Liu Dan. The Sunflower. 2007, �Ink on paper, 30 x 30 in.
Liu Dan. Unfolding Time.�Ink and brush
Observation Drawing and Composition: Sketchbook
Choose the same natural object that you drew in a previous lesson. Make a drawing of this object in your sketchbook, this time thinking about the composition.
Position your object in different ways to see how it looks.
View it from the top, bottom, side, or back.
Which way will you choose to draw it?
Will you draw it close-up or far away? �How much of the object will you show?
How will your object fill the page? �Where will the empty spaces be?
Observation Drawing and Composition: Writing
Write 3-4 sentences describing the new composition that you drew, answering �these questions:
What position did you draw your object from? (top, bottom, side, or back)�Did you draw it close-up or far away?
How does your object fill the page? �Where are the empty spaces?
What does your composition highlight?
Do you notice anything new about �your object?
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Studio in a School NYC Project Team
Julie Applebaum, Senior Director
Belinda Blum
Andrea Burgay
Traci Talasco
Graphic Design
Don Giordano
Cover image: Liu Dan. The Sunflower. 2007, Ink on paper, 30 x 30 in. http://www.asiaartcenter.org/asia/portfolio/liu-dan/?lang=en
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