Exercise 12: CONNECT THE DOTS

THIS DRAWING STARTS WITH RANDOM DOTS ON THE PAGE THAT ARE THEN CONNECTED WITH LINE WORK IN PEN OR GOUACHE TO CREATE A DESIGN. EXPERIMENT WITH CONNECTING OTHER SHAPES, SUCH AS TRIANGLES, SQUARES, OR RECTANGLES, FOR A FUN VARIATION.

MATERIALS

Newspaper or large craft paper

Palette

White gouache

Inexpensive brush for mixing

Gray craft paper in heavy cardstock

Brushes, sizes 2, 4, or 6

Ultra thin brush for line work

Black fine line permanent marker or any tip shape you like

White gel pen

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