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

Lesson 20: Full Figures (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 figures and follow the listed steps.

  • Instructors demonstrate sketching one of the stick figures and the matching full figure.
  • Children copy a pair of figures until they have perfected them.
  • Children repeat the process for each pair of figures.

  1. A and B - Running Kids
  2. C and D - Sitting Kids
  3. E and F - Fencing Kids
  4. G and H - Standing Kids