This week’s drawing is of an ANIME GIRL LOOKING IN A MIRROR using PRISMACOLOR MARKERS as the medium.
In this picture, your child explored:
- Anime drawing techniques
- Creativity in character and fashion design
- Drawing a reflection
- Color theory, including hue & value and analogous colors
THE DRAWING:
Girl Looking In Mirror
This week’s drawing is a picture of a girl, drawn in anime style, looking in the mirror. With your child, look at these famous drawings of girls looking in the mirror (by artists ranging from Picasso to Norman Rockwell), and compare similarities and differences to the art they created in class.
Norman Rockwell – Girl At Mirror, 1954
Pablo Picasso – Girl Before A Mirror, 1932
William Henry Hunt – Girl Looking In A Mirror By Lamplight, 1827
Anime Style
This picture was drawn imitating anime style. Anime art (also known as manga) is a popular form of art developed from Japanese animation styles. Some characteristics of anime art include large eyes, unusually proportioned bodies (extremely long legs and tiny waists), and “pointy” hair.
THE MEDIUM:
Using Prismacolor Markers:
Prismacolor Markers are fun and easy to use. These artist quality markers have two tips: a fine tip for coloring small spaces, and a broad, flat tip for coloring larger areas. These markers provide rich color saturation and smooth ink coverage.
Ask Your Child:
· To describe elements of anime drawings.
· About the fashion design she created in her picture.
· To describe the different elements of color he learned about in class.