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Last week I had kids make viewfinders to use in creating their mini-abstacts (here). Most 5th graders had no problems with the basic directions. For others, not so easy!! Here were the steps: Fold: "hamburger" style (fat), not "hot dog" style (skinny). Trace around rectangle which is placed ON THE FOLD. I wanted the viewfinders to have 1-inch square cut-outs. Since I don't have 34 standard rulers and we weren't going to have that much time, I had pre-cut some little 1" X 1/2" rectangles for…

Oil Painting Medic: How to Make a Viewfinder a Drawing Aid for Artists Drawing Tutorials, Plotting Points, Drawing Pad, Painting Media, Old Magazines, Sketches Easy, Art Brushes, A Drawing, An Artist

Using a viewfinder is a great way of making drawing easier. Composing pictures for oil painting is also made possible when the artist isn’t sure where to begin. Finding inspiration from life can be overwhelming. What does the artist cut out and leave in? The viewfinder is ideal for editing out unwanted visual information in order to simplify what is seen in front. The viewfinder is simply a piece of card with a window cut in the middle from where the artist may view a particular aspect…

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