• Get out your sketchbook, a pencil, and a pair of scissors.
• Place the scissors in front of you.
• Create a sketch of the scissors.
• Include as many details as you can:
• Pay attention to the shape.
  • Do the scissors have a pattern?
  • Add the cast shadow.
  • Add value, or light and dark areas, to your drawing.

• Get out your sketchbook and a pencil.
• Think about what an animal would look like if it was a cross between a rabbit and a turtle.
• Add details:
  • What elements will you bring in from each animal?
  • What are they wearing?
  • What expression do they have?
  • If you have time, add color using colored pencils.

• Get out your sketchbook and a pencil.
• Draw a circle
• Add value going from dark to light to turn the shape into a form.
• Add a cast shadow to help ground the shape.
• Think about:
  • Where the highlight, or the lightest area, is.
  • The darkest area will fall on the opposite side of the highlight.
  • The cast shadow should touch the bottom of the shape.

• Get out your sketchbook and a pencil.
• Create a sketch of your dream vacation spot.
• Close your eyes, think about:
  • Where it would be located.
  • What would you see there?
  • Is it inside or outside?
  • What type of weather is it?
• Add details:
  • Add value to your drawing.
  • Try to capture a sense of the location.
• Try to fill up your page!

• Get out your sketchbook and a pencil.
• Create a design using only circles.
• Fill up your sketchbook page.
• Think about:
• Using a range of sizes.
  • Adding value to your circles.
  • Layering your circles to create a design.
  • Intersecting your circles to create new shapes.
  • If you have time, use colored pencils to add color.

• Get out your sketchbook, a pencil, and a bottle of glue.
• Place the glue in front of you.
• Create a sketch of the glue.
• Include as many details as you can:
  • Text on the bottle.
  • Pay attention to the shape.
  • Does the bottle have texture, such as ridges around the lid?
  • Add the cast shadow.
  • Add value, or light and dark areas, to your drawing.

• Get out your sketchbook and a pencil.
• Design a friendly monster.
• Add details:
  • Think about their eyes, nose, and mouth (or lack of).
  • Think about their hairstyle.
  • What are they wearing?
  • How many limbs do they have?
  • If you have time, add color using colored pencils.

• Get out your sketchbook and a pencil.
• Create a value scale.
• Draw 5 squares in your sketchbook.
• Color in the far left box a dark value.
• In the next box go lighter.
• Continue to go lighter until you have even steps from the far left to the far right, leave the last box
the white of the paper.
• A strong sketch includes a range of value, reference this scale in future sketches to make sure you
have a range of darks and lights.

• • Get out your sketchbook and a
• pencil.
• • Create a sketch of what you ate for
• breakfast (or what you wish you ate
• for breakfast).
• • Close your eyes, think about:
  • What you ate your breakfast on (a plate, bowl, napkin).
  • What the packaging of your breakfast looks like.
  • What your ideal breakfast is.
  • Add details:
  • Add value to your drawing.
  • Add a background if you have time.

• Get out your sketchbook and a pencil.
• Draw a spiral.
• Use lines and shapes to add a design along the inside and
outside of the spiral line.
• Think about:
• Create your own pattern
• Use value to add interest.
• Build your design beyond the spiral line.
• Create a larger pattern.
• If you have time, use colored pencils to add color.