by James H. Pence

Last week's "Joy of Art" video tip focused on the first element of art: line. This week, we'll take it a step further by thinking about shape.

Everything around us is made up of shapes, and if you'll learn to observe the shapes in the different objects you see every day, you'll be surprised at how easy it is to learn to draw them.

In today's video you'll learn how to go on a "shape scavenger hunt" and draw a picture of an object that's not used so much anymore, but that you (or your parents, at least) have lying around the house: an audio cassette.

Why draw an audio cassette? Mostly because it's a collection of a lot of interesting shapes. Watch the video to learn more...

The Joy of Art: Shape Scavenger Hunt from James Pence on Vimeo.