Abstract Nature Drawing

In this lesson students explore colour, pattern and balance while creating an abstract landscape drawing. Students will imagine a landscape and draw inspiration from the patterns and the colours which they can imagine in their chosen scene. Students will work to fill their page with these shapes and lines inspired by their landscape. Students will also incorporate the colours they imagine in their landscape using coloured pencils.

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Step 1

Imagine a landscape in your head. This landscape can be your favourite place, somewhere you have visited or complete fantasy.

Step 2

Think about the shapes and patterns in your landscape. Imagine how these shapes and patterns would look in a simplified form as well as which colours stand out the most.

Step 3

Using coloured pencils start to imagine your larger shapes as patterns in your landscape and draw them on your page. Imagine what colour these shapes are and change colours as you change pattern.

Step 4

Think of your page in sections and continue to think of the patterns and shapes in your landscape as well as the colours. Fill your page with these shapes and different colours you can imagine until your page is full.

What you’ll need:

Cartridge Paper
Coloured Pencils