Drawing Inspired by Elements: Drawing Moving Water

Drawing Inspired by Elements consists of four drawing exercises which are designed to help you to look again at some of our most elemental drawing materials and find inspiration in the elemental qualities of earth, water, and fire.

Inspired by the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci AccessArt ran a drawing workshop for younger children called “Drawing Pouring Water” during which children observed the movement of water to produce very eloquent and often controlled drawings. The workshop was run in a room without access to running water – so we relied on pouring water from jug to bowl – but in this resource we are going to widen our sources to “moving water”…

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