Developed by the teachers of the ESA-Arts Study SchoolDevelop your own technique and turn yourself into an art beastObjectives:Develop the visual perception of the students, preparing them to confront and resolve the problems of drawing. Thus, motivating them and stimulating their learning capacity into the creation of their own style.Points:Visual PerceptionCompositionLight and ShadePerspectiveIndex:Houses – The art of drawingHouses ...................................................6Materiais ................................................9Materials for drawing...........................10 Paper ....................................................10Pencil ...................................................10Mechanical pencils & drawing pens ...10Training exercises ……………................10Eraser....................................................11Blending stump ....................................11 Ruler .....................................................11 Sharpener and box cutter.....................11Exercises and strokes...........................12Exercises of coordination ….................12 Types of lines and strokes ..................12The geometric figures and the drawing of perspective ........................13The geometric figures ........................14Drawing of perspective ......................15Oblique perspective ...........................16Elementary perspective …...................16Aerial perspective ...............................17The equidistance ................................18 Geometric solids ……...........................19Draw within the cube ..........................20 Traditional house..........................21Lights, shades, and the effectof light and shade ........................23Lights and shades - theory...........24 Natural light ...................................24 Own shade ……….............................24 Projected shade ..............................24 Artificial light .................................24 Reflected light ................................24 Effect of light and shade …............25 Parallel projected artificial light ..25 Conical projected ...........................25 Triangular projected ......................25 Oblique projected ..........................25 Projected natural light - morning..25 Projected – afternoon ....................25 Projected - evening ........................25 Effect of light and shade ...............25 The textures ...................................26The wood .......................................26The brick ........................................26 The metal and the glass .................26 The proportions and the construction of the elements ….….29 The proportions for houses ...........30 The drawing of the lighthouse ......30 Elements of the houses ..................34 The doors .......................................34 The roofs ........................................36 Construction by cubes ...................38 Step by step ....................................43