{"id":4669,"date":"2018-03-25T09:48:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T13:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/?p=4669"},"modified":"2019-11-22T19:03:50","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T23:03:50","slug":"sketching-a-frog-30-minute-drawing-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/sketching-a-frog-30-minute-drawing-exercise","title":{"rendered":"Sketching a Frog &#8211; 30 Minute Drawing Exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top:3%;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"insertbackground\">\n<div class=\"removep\">\n<div class=\"videoflexwrapper\">\n<div class=\"videotop\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BIHKsmd7UyI?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapperpage\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/newsletter-signup\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonundervideo\">FREE COURSE VIDEOS<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonundervideoorangetabletcontainer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonundervideoorangetablet\">BECOME A MEMBER<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"orangecontainermobile\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonundervideoorange\">BECOME A MEMBER<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sidebartop\">\n<div class=\"vertalign\">\n<div class=\"sidebarcarddescriptiondark\"><span>JOIN THE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTOR<\/span><br \/>\n    Get ALL of our courses, ebooks, live lessons, critiques, lesson plans and more today.<\/div>\n<div class=\"sidebarbuttonholder\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sidebuttonsmem\">START FREE TRIAL<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<hr style=\"background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:1.5em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/newsletter-signup\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sidebuttons\">FREE COURSE VIDEOS<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contentfix\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#e2f7fc; padding:3%;margin-bottom:2%;\">\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>For extended Live Lessons, video courses, ebooks and more, check out the membership program. 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A little drama is thrown in since the drawing exercise is timed (30 minutes) and the lesson is broadcast live. It&#8217;s all about having fun and improving while doing so.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll first loosely define the basic shapes of the frog and then define the contour lines. From there, we&#8217;ll quickly add a bit of <a href=\"\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/Value.html\">value and tone<\/a> to complete the sketch. This approach of drawing basic shapes first can greatly improve our speed as well as accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>For more on increasing your speed and accuracy by drawing basic shapes, check out this lesson&#8230;<a href=\"\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/drawing101-simplify-for-success.html\">Drawing 101 &#8211; Simplify for Success<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>For this exercise, I&#8217;m working in a sketchbook by Strathmore. The paper is a small step up from regular sketch paper, consisting of 70 lb. &#8220;drawing&#8221; paper. I&#8217;m also using a mechanical pencil with 2B graphite by Staedtler. This pencil is fantastic and provides quite a bit of control and produces a variety of marks.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color:#e2f7fc; padding:3%;margin-bottom:2%;\">\n<strong>Materials<\/strong><br \/>\n(Some of the following links are affiliate links which means we earn a small commission if you purchase at no additional cost to you.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2G7jYqk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Strathmore Drawing Pad<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DSI8iE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Staedtler Mechanical Pencil<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The photo reference for this sketch comes from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pixabay.com<\/a>, a great resource for photo references. I decided to edit this image a little. I flipped the positioning of the frog so that it faced the right and removed the color information, leaving only the black and white values. Here&#8217;s a look at the edited reference if you want to draw along&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/frogphotoreference.jpg\" alt=\"Frog Photo Reference\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/frogphotoreference.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/frogphotoreference-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/frogphotoreference-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/frogphotoreference-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the finished sketch&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/frogsketch.jpg\" alt=\"Pencil Sketch of a frog\" width=\"800\" height=\"591\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/frogsketch.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/frogsketch-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/frogsketch-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/frogsketch-406x300.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gettin&#8217; Sketchy&#8221; is now a regular event on the YouTube channel. 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