June 7, 2023
Resources for Stippling Project
NEW: a rotating group of artists and art educators will be bringing you high quality art projects and lessons at Outside the Box Creation! Some subscribers may recognize this month's Artist in Residence, sculptor and art educator, Jessie Zeh, creator of April's Paper Flower Gardens project. Artist Jessie is back again to teach about drawing...with dots!
DOWNLOAD YOUR PROJECT PLANSetting the Stage
This month we're learning an art technique called Stippling.
Stippling is the art or process of drawing, painting, or engraving using numerous small dots or specks. It first appeared in 1510 in the work of engraving artist Giulio Campagnola who figured out that engraving small dots instead of lines created smoother shading for his images.
source: davidaccurso.com/blog/what-is-stippling-art
image: Wikipedia, by Giulio Campagnola
Supplies Needed for Insider's Club Members (or if you're a box subscriber & want to purchase additional supplies)
•Recommended book - optional: The Peace Dragon by Linda Ragsdale. You can purchase it or find it at your local library.
•Something to cover your work surface like butcher paper, an old shower curtain or tablecloth, or a garbage bag and some paper towels or rags.
•Dual-tipped markers like these
•Heavyweight paper like this
•A round object appoximately 4" across such as a jar, takeout container, or cake circles like these
•Ink pads in green and orange, especially gradients like these or a multicolor pad like this one
•A pencil eraser or other stylus to use with the ink pads
•Paper towels or napkins for wiping off eraser or stylus
Main Project Tutorial
Taking It Further
Grab that nifty OTBC pencil from your box or a stylus from home and try stippling with ink
Read Together
Read "The Peace Dragon" by Linda Ragsdale along with Artist Jessie!
About the Artist
Jessie Zeh
Jessie Zeh is a sculptor and educator in Western New York. She received her Bachelors in Fine Arts from Alfred University in sculpture, foundry, and glass blowing. She taught classes in community centers, libraries, and the YMCA in Cape Cod Massachusetts and then later in Western New York. Jessie lives on a small farm with her husband, two daughters, chickens and goats. June's Stippling project is her second project with Outside the Box Creation.
Scroll through the photos at right to see Jessie's beautiful and inventive jewelry design!
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