Second Year Drawing by D. R. Augsburg Second Year Drawing by D. R. Augsburg    

Lesson 16: Standing (Direction, Action, and Rhythm)

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Instructors remind children there are five general groups of actions.

  • Running group
  • Standing group
  • Walking group
  • Reclining group
  • Sitting group

Instructors show children the drawings of the standing figures in the first image, noting how the vertical line predominates, and follow the listed steps.

  1. Instructors demonstrate sketching one of the standing figures.
  2. Children copy the standing figure until they have perfected it.
  3. Children repeat the process for each standing figure.
    • A - Kid Wearing a Paper Hat
    • B - Baseball Kid
    • C - Kid Gesturing and Wearing a Straw Hat
    • D - Kid Gesturing and Wearing a Snow Hat
    • E - Kid Wearing a Cowboy Hat
    • F - Kid Wearing a Fez
    • G - Kid Catching a Ball
    • H - Kid Wearing a Conductor Hat
    • I - Kid Wearing an Ushanka
    • J - Kid Who Lost Their Hat


Instructors show children the drawings of the standing figures in the second image, noting how the vertical line predominates, and follow the listed steps.

  1. Instructors demonstrate sketching one of the standing figures.
  2. Children copy the standing figure until they have perfected it.
  3. Children repeat the process for each standing figure.
    • Ostrich
    • Turkey
    • Hen
    • Goose
    • Dog
    • Crane
    • Duck
    • Heron
    • Cat
    • Chicken
    • Fox

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