drawing the fizzog

Yr Zero will be drawing each others mugs for a morning. Here’s some pointers for ‘em,
Don’t aim for this
NO!
NO
NO

and NO 




(there’s nothing wrong with these drawings, they’re just not what we’re looking for from you)
Have fun with drawing, explore mark making and materials. Don’t confuse ‘photo realism’ with good drawing. A drawing doesn’t have to look like it’s subject. A drawing can ‘feel’ like it’s subject. It might just be a really juicy drawing. Is it possible that if an artist has fun working on something then a sense of fun can be passed on to the viewer?
This is more like it…




Franklin McMahon

Ben Shahn

Sara Ogilvie


Lucy MacLeod


Mats Gustafson
JAmie D. K. (Age 10)

If it helps to get you in the mood, think this…
not this