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.