Some of My Son’s Artwork for this Week

My son’s artwork for this week has been really interesting – for me as well as for him, although he has found the watercolours rather challenging.The tempera (opaque) paints were easier to apply and to work with. This artwork is included in Basic Advanced Art PACE 97, and he has nearly completed the first PACE in the series. He has his PACE test today.

In the past week we have found some pen nibs that belonged to my husband, and they have proved to be a real blessing in my son’s schooling, as there were about a dozen assorted nibs. Praise God that I have a frugal husband who doesn’t throw anything away!

The Rest of My Son’s Art Lesson for this Week

This is the rest of my son’s art lesson using the Basic Advanced Art course from Australian Christian College, and these pictures were made using a chisel-point felt pen (marker). Felt tipped pens are remarkably portable, as the ink is always there, and they are really fast to work with. Different effects can be achieved by using either a fine-tipped felt pen for fine lines, or bolder effects can be achieved by using a chisel-point felt pen (marker).

Just as the precepts in God’s Word have to be learned and built upon, art is learned by building line upon line, precept upon precept. There are other subjects that build upon things previously learned, too, such as maths, English and music, but that is another subject for another time…

For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: Isaiah 28:10

My Son’s Art Lesson for Today

Today my son’s art included brush and Indian ink, and I think that he has done very well. Brush and ink is an excellent medium to use, as the pressure that you place on the brush is reflected in the thickness of the lines created. The light that is reflected shines through from the paper, and the shadows are made using Indian ink.

However, there is a down side to using a medium such as Indian ink, and that is that you can’t erase mistakes.My son said that the first hat that he drew was a complete failure, but that the second one was a tiny bit better – I love his attitude, as he does all things to the glory of God.

The rest of Yesterday’s Art Lesson

For the rest of yesterday’s art lesson, my son practised his techniques using different pencils. For the checkup he gets to draw them all over again. ‘Twill be interesting to see how well he goes the second time.

Basic Advanced Art

For electives, my son is taking Basic Advanced Art from Australian Christian College. Art is not something that most people can just do, but like most things is a skill learned by application. At the moment he is learning to use different pencils and different grips to achieve different results. The different pencils will produce varied results, and pencils are graded from hard to soft.

• 9H – extremely hard
• and all grades between vary between extremely hard and slightly hard
• H – slightly hard
• HB – medium
• B – slightly soft
• and all grades between vary from slightly soft to extremely soft
• 6B – extremely soft

The underhand grip is used for large, free work and wide soft lines, while the upright handwriting grip gives a look for sketching or fine work. Here are some examples of the different types of results:~

My son is thoroughly enjoying this art course, and it will also improve his design skills, as the two go hand in hand. The tree on the right was also a product of today’s work, and I’m pleased with the result. It’s not about right or wrong, but is about doing all things to the glory of God.

The image, below, is work completed this afternoon, and combines all precepts previously learned. Just as in God’s Word, art builds precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little, there a little…