Exploring Textures in Buildings
Examining different textures found in local buildings (e.g., brick, stone, glass) through charcoal and graphite studies, focusing on how light and shadow reveal these textures.
Key Questions
- Explain how different drawing tools can show the roughness of brick or the smoothness of glass.
- Analyze how light and shadow help us see the bumps and dips on a building's surface.
- Differentiate between the textures of natural materials (like stone) and man-made materials (like concrete) in drawings.
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