Grid Drawing
and Value
8th Grade
Day 7
Today’s Agenda
1.Do Now – Draw your nose
2.Pass out mirrors
3.Actually begin gridding photos and Project paper
4.Exit Ticket – How to Draw your nose with value
Do Now - Draw your
mouth
How to Draw Your Nose
How to Draw Your Nose
How to Draw Your Facial Features
How to Draw Ears
How to Draw Your Ear from the
Front
Facial Proportions
Remember to Grid your Photo with a ½ inch grid and to
double that size for your project paper
Directions for Gridding your Photo
1. Make sure you start with the zero of the ruler at the
corner of the image.
2. Do Not eyeball your grid lines! Use a Ruler!
3. Make a mark or “v” every half inch all the way around
the photo. All 4 sides should have half inch marks. That
way you will have 2 marks to connect to get straight
lines.
4. Do Not Erase on your Photo!
Directions for Gridding your Paper
1. This paper is 9 x 12 inches. You will have to Measure
out a 8 x 12 inch section.
2. Because 8 x 12 inches is 2 x as large as 4 x 6, your grid
will have to be 1 inch squares.
3. Always draw your grid lines on your project paper as
lightly as possible!
4. Do Not eyeball your grid lines! Use a Ruler!
5. Make a mark or “v” every inch all the way around the
paper. All 4 sides should have inch marks. That way
you will have 2 marks to connect to get straight lines.
Your Project Paper
You Should make sure
you mark every 1 inch
all the way around
your paper with a 4H
or 6H pencil. These
are very light gray
pencils.
If you do not have marks on all 4 sides,
what will happen?
DUH!
Your Lines will Not
be Straight!!!
Once You have Completed the 9 x 12
Inch Grid on Your Project Paper
You will have to get rid of a column .
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
You Should also Label your Photo Columns
and Rows to match your Project Paper
Make sure the
direction of your
labels match on
both your photo
and project paper
Use a View Finder to Work Square by
Square to Just Do a Line Drawing
When Working from Square to Square
Concentrate on Just the Outlines of Shapes
Work on the outlines of shadows and
highlights
When you have finished your line
drawing of your photo
This is what your
drawing should look
like.
The Next to Last Step